FORSA GTX 950

Graphics Processor

GM206

Cores

768

TMUs

ROPs

Memory Size

2 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

128 bit

GPU

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: GM206

GPU Variant: GM206-250-A1

Architecture: Maxwell 2.0

Foundry: TSMC

Process Size: 28 nm

Transistors: 2,940 million

Density: 12.9M / mm²

Die Size: 228 mm²

Chip Package: BGA-1428

Graphics Card

Release Date: Aug 20th, 2015

Generation: GeForce 900

Predecessor: GeForce 700

Successor: GeForce 10

Production: End-of-life

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Clock Speeds

Base Clock: 1024 MHz

Boost Clock: 1188 MHz

Memory Clock: 1653 MHz
6.6 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size: 2 GB

Memory Type: GDDR5

Memory Bus: 128 bit

Bandwidth: 105.8 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units: 768

TMUs: 48

ROPs: 32

SMM Count: 6

L1 Cache: 48 KB (per SMM)

L2 Cache: 1024 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate: 38.02 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: 57.02 GTexel/s

FP32 (float): 1.825 TFLOPS

FP64 (double): 57.02 GFLOPS (1:32)

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

TDP: 90 W

Suggested PSU: 250 W

Outputs: 1x DVI
1x HDMI 2.0
3x DisplayPort 1.2

Power Connectors: 1x 6-pin

Graphics Features

DirectX: 12 (12_1)

OpenGL: 4.6

OpenCL: 3.0

Vulkan: 1.3

CUDA: 5.2

Shader Model: 6.8

GM206 GPU Notes

NVENC: 5th Gen
NVDEC: 2nd Gen
PureVideo HD: VP7
VDPAU: Feature Set F

Latest Drivers:
Windows Vista:
GeForce Release 365.19
Quadro Release R346 U7 (348.40) / R352 BETA (352.86)

Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 (x32 / x64):
GeForce Release 391.35 / 474.89
Quadro Release R390 U9 (392.37) / R440 U4 (441.66)
Data Center Release 427.11

Windows 10 / 11 (x32 / x64):
GeForce Release 391.35 / Latest
Quadro Release R390 U9 (392.37) / Latest
Data Center Release: Latest

Other retail boards based on this design (50)

Name	GPU Clock	Boost Clock	Memory Clock	Other Changes
ASUS ECHELON GTX 950 OC	1140 MHz	1329 MHz	1653 MHz	221 mm/8.7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS GTX 950	1026 MHz	1190 MHz	1653 MHz	211 mm/8.3 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS GTX 950	1026 MHz	1190 MHz	1653 MHz	211 mm/8.3 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS GTX 950 Mini	1026 MHz	1190 MHz	1653 MHz	173 mm/6.8 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS GTX 950 OC	1076 MHz	1253 MHz	1653 MHz	211 mm/8.3 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS STRIX GTX 950 DirectCU II	1026 MHz	1190 MHz	1653 MHz	221 mm/8.7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS STRIX GTX 950 DirectCU II OC	1140 MHz	1329 MHz	1653 MHz	221 mm/8.7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Colorful iGame GTX 950 Flame Ares U	1140 MHz	1329 MHz	1653 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Colorful iGame GTX 950 Flame Ares U V2	1140 MHz	1329 MHz	1653 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Colorful iGame GTX 950 Flame Ares U V3	1140 MHz	1329 MHz	1653 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Colorful iGame GTX 950 Flame Ares U V5	1216 MHz	1418 MHz	1653 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Colorful IGame GTX 950 Flame Warrior X	1178 MHz	1367 MHz	1750 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Colorful iGame GTX 950 Ice Knight Mini	1102 MHz	1279 MHz	1653 MHz
EVGA GTX 950 ACX 2.0	1026 MHz	1190 MHz	1653 MHz	173 mm/6.8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 950 ACX 2.0	1026 MHz	1190 MHz	1653 MHz	173 mm/6.8 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 950 FTW ACX 2.0	1203 MHz	1405 MHz	1653 MHz	257 mm/10.1 inches
EVGA GTX 950 SC ACX 2.0	1076 MHz	1253 MHz	1653 MHz	173 mm/6.8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 950 SC ACX 2.0	1076 MHz	1253 MHz	1653 MHz	173 mm/6.8 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 950 SSC ACX 2.0	1190 MHz	1393 MHz	1653 MHz	257 mm/10.1 inches
EVGA GTX 950 SSC ACX 2.0 Best Buy Exclusive	1190 MHz	1393 MHz	1653 MHz	257 mm/10.1 inches
EVGA GTX 950 Superclocked ACX 2.0	1152 MHz	1342 MHz	1653 MHz	173 mm/6.8 inches
EVGA GTX 950 Superclocked+ ACX 2.0	1165 MHz	1355 MHz	1653 MHz	257 mm/10.1 inches
FORSA GTX 950	1024 MHz	1188 MHz	1653 MHz
Gainward GTX 950	1024 MHz	1188 MHz	1653 MHz	222 mm/8.7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Gainward GTX 950 Guan Yu	1165 MHz	1355 MHz	1674 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GALAX GTX 950 Black Sniper OC	1140 MHz	1329 MHz	1653 MHz	244 mm/9.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GALAX GTX 950 EX OC White	1203 MHz	1405 MHz	1683 MHz	254 mm/10 inches
GALAX GTX 950 OC	1114 MHz	1304 MHz	1653 MHz	194 mm/7.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 950	1051 MHz	1228 MHz	1653 MHz	210 mm/8.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 950 OC	1064 MHz	1241 MHz	1653 MHz	186 mm/7.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 950 WindForce 2X	1051 MHz	1228 MHz	1653 MHz	208 mm/8.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 950 WindForce 2X OC	1102 MHz	1279 MHz	1653 MHz	208 mm/8.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 950 XTREME Gaming	1024 MHz	1188 MHz	1750 MHz	240 mm/9.4 inches
GIGABYTE GTX 950 XTREME Gaming	1203 MHz	1405 MHz	1750 MHz	240 mm/9.4 inches
Inno3D GTX 950 OC	1051 MHz	1228 MHz	1653 MHz	205 mm/8.1 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Inno3D iChill GTX 950	1140 MHz	1329 MHz	1700 MHz	205 mm/8.1 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Inno3D iChill GTX 950 Ultra	1178 MHz	1367 MHz	1700 MHz	205 mm/8.1 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
MSI GTX 950 Gaming	1102 MHz	1279 MHz	1653 MHz	270 mm/10.6 inches
MSI GTX 950 OC	1076 MHz	1253 MHz	1653 MHz	170 mm/6.7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
MSI GTX 950 OC	1076 MHz	1253 MHz	1653 MHz	254 mm/10 inches
MSI GTX 950 OCV1	1076 MHz	1253 MHz	1653 MHz	170 mm/6.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
MSI GTX 950 OCV2	1076 MHz	1253 MHz	1653 MHz	170 mm/6.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
MSI GTX 950 OCV2	1076 MHz	1253 MHz	1653 MHz	220 mm/8.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
MSI GTX 950 OCV3	1076 MHz	1253 MHz	1653 MHz	220 mm/8.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Palit GTX 950 StormX	1024 MHz	1188 MHz	1653 MHz	215 mm/8.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Palit GTX 950 StormX Dual	1064 MHz	1241 MHz	1653 MHz	215 mm/8.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
PNY XLR8 GTX 950 OC Gaming	1152 MHz	1342 MHz	1800 MHz	212 mm/8.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ZOTAC GTX 950	1089 MHz	1266 MHz	1653 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ZOTAC GTX 950 AMP! Edition	1203 MHz	1405 MHz	1755 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ZOTAC GTX 950 OC	1102 MHz	1279 MHz	1704 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort