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    GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce GTX 950

    GeForce GTX 980
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 980
    GeForce GTX 950
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 20 Aug 2015
    GeForce GTX 950

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 980
      220%
    • GeForce GTX 950
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 980
      278%
    • GeForce GTX 950
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 980

    178% higher gaming performance.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 950

    75 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 980 .
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 980

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 980

    The GeForce GTX 980 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (61 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 950
    GPU NameGM204 (GM204-400-A1)vsGM206 (GM206-250-A1)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size398 mm²vs228 mm²
    Transistors5,200 millionvs2,940 million
    Shaders2048vs768
    Compute Units16vs6
    Core clock1127 MHzvs1024 MHz
    ROPs64vs32
    TMUs128vs48

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 950
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs128 bit
    Memory Speed1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective    		vs1653 MHz
    6612 MHz effective
    Memory Size4096 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 980GeForce GTX 950
    TDP165 wattsvs90 watts
    Release Date19 Sep 2014vs20 Aug 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 980
      72.10 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 950
      32.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 980
      144.30 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 950
      49.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 980
      224.40 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 950
      105.80 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 980
      4616.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 950
      1572.90 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 980
      18720
    • GeForce GTX 950
      8490

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      97
    • GeForce GTX 950
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      52
    • GeForce GTX 950
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      50
    • GeForce GTX 950
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 980
      23
    • GeForce GTX 950
      9.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 980
      80.3
    • GeForce GTX 950
      37.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 980
      58.5
    • GeForce GTX 950
      27.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 980
      49
    • GeForce GTX 950
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      86
    • GeForce GTX 950
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 980
      95.6
    • GeForce GTX 950
      51.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 980
      79.7
    • GeForce GTX 950
      35.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 980
      29.7
    • GeForce GTX 950
      13.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 980
      73
    • GeForce GTX 950
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 980
      63
    • GeForce GTX 950
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 980
      49
    • GeForce GTX 950
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      61
    • GeForce GTX 950
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      45
    • GeForce GTX 950
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

    DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      67
    • GeForce GTX 950
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 980
      78
    • GeForce GTX 950
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      56
    • GeForce GTX 950
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      48
    • GeForce GTX 950
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 980
      52
    • GeForce GTX 950
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      48
    • GeForce GTX 950
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      35
    • GeForce GTX 950
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      80
    • GeForce GTX 950
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 980
      37.7
    • GeForce GTX 950
      16.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 980
      130.5
    • GeForce GTX 950
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 980
      91.6
    • GeForce GTX 950
      43.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 980
      71
    • GeForce GTX 950
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 980
      125.5
    • GeForce GTX 950
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 980
      116.4
    • GeForce GTX 950
      52.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 980
      48.8
    • GeForce GTX 950
      22.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 980
      114
    • GeForce GTX 950
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 980
      99
    • GeForce GTX 950
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 980
      69
    • GeForce GTX 950
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      88
    • GeForce GTX 950
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      62
    • GeForce GTX 950
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      76
    • GeForce GTX 950
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      60
    • GeForce GTX 950
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 980
      71
    • GeForce GTX 950
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      67
    • GeForce GTX 950
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      52
    • GeForce GTX 950
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      30
    • GeForce GTX 950
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 980
      23.1
    • GeForce GTX 950
      9.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 980
      38.7
    • GeForce GTX 950
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 980
      29.1
    • GeForce GTX 950
      12.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 980
      25
    • GeForce GTX 950
      8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 980
      56.6
    • GeForce GTX 950
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 980
      48.4
    • GeForce GTX 950
      21.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 980
      20.6
    • GeForce GTX 950
      9.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 980
      37
    • GeForce GTX 950
      2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 980
      30
    • GeForce GTX 950
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 980
      26
    • GeForce GTX 950
      8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      31
    • GeForce GTX 950
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      24
    • GeForce GTX 950
      8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 980
      43
    • GeForce GTX 950
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      28
    • GeForce GTX 950
      5

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 980
      28
    • GeForce GTX 950
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 980
      29
    • GeForce GTX 950
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 980
      27
    • GeForce GTX 950
      6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 980
      19
    • GeForce GTX 950
      4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 980
      27
    • GeForce GTX 950
      8

    FPS (higher is better)

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