GALAX GTX 950 LP OC

95NPH8DSK1LP

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: GM206-251-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: Mar 1st, 2016

Generation: GeForce 900

Predecessor: GeForce 700

Successor: GeForce 10

Production: End-of-life

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Clock Speeds

Base Clock: ~~1026 MHz~~
1038 MHz (+1%)

Boost Clock: ~~1190 MHz~~
1216 MHz (+2%)

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: ~~38.08 GPixel/s~~
38.91 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: ~~57.12 GTexel/s~~
58.37 GTexel/s

FP32 (float): ~~1.828 TFLOPS~~
1.868 TFLOPS

FP64 (double): ~~57.12 GFLOPS~~
58.37 GFLOPS (1:32)

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

Length: ~~202 mm~~
183 mm
~~8 inches~~
7.2 inches

TDP: 75 W

Suggested PSU: 250 W

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

Power Connectors: None

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 (9)

Name	GPU Clock	Boost Clock	Memory Clock	Other Changes
ASUS GTX 950	1026 MHz	1190 MHz	1653 MHz	211 mm/8.3 inches
Colorful GTX 950 Low Power	1038 MHz	1216 MHz	1653 MHz
EVGA GTX 950 Low Power ACX 2.0	1026 MHz	1190 MHz	1653 MHz	173 mm/6.8 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 950 Low Power ACX 2.0	1026 MHz	1190 MHz	1653 MHz	173 mm/6.8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 950 SC Low Power ACX 2.0	1127 MHz	1317 MHz	1653 MHz	173 mm/6.8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 950 SC Low Power ACX 2.0	1127 MHz	1317 MHz	1653 MHz	173 mm/6.8 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GALAX GTX 950 LP OC	1038 MHz	1216 MHz	1653 MHz	183 mm/7.2 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
ZOTAC GTX 950 Low Power	1038 MHz	1216 MHz	1653 MHz	174 mm/6.9 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort