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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 Low Power
- Graphics Processor
- GM206
- Cores
- 768
- TMUs
- 48
- ROPs
- 32
- Memory Size
- 2 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 128 bit
GPU
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
The GeForce GTX 950 Low Power was a mid-range graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on March 1st, 2016. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GM206 graphics processor, in its GM206-251-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on GeForce GTX 950 Low Power. The GM206 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 228 mm² and 2,940 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked GeForce GTX 960, which uses the same GPU but has all 1024 shaders enabled, NVIDIA has disabled some shading units on the GeForce GTX 950 Low Power to reach the product's target shader count. It features 768 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 2,048 MB GDDR5 memory with the GeForce GTX 950 Low Power, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1026 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1190 MHz, memory is running at 1653 MHz (6.6 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 Low Power does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 75 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2. GeForce GTX 950 Low Power is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 202 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 159 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 Low Power does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 75 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2. GeForce GTX 950 Low Power is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 202 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 159 US Dollars.
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
- Launch Price
- 159 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- Reviews
- 76 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 1026 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 1190 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
- 38.08 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 57.12 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 1.828 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 57.12 GFLOPS (1:32)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 202 mm
8 inches
- TDP
- 75 W
- Suggested PSU
- 250 W
- Outputs
- 1x DVI
1x HDMI 2.0
3x 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 |
Retail boards based on this design (9)
| Name | GPU Clock | Boost Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1026 MHz | 1190 MHz | 1653 MHz | 211 mm/8.3 inches | |
| 1038 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1653 MHz | ||
| 1026 MHz | 1190 MHz | 1653 MHz | 173 mm/6.8 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1026 MHz | 1190 MHz | 1653 MHz | 173 mm/6.8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1127 MHz | 1317 MHz | 1653 MHz | 173 mm/6.8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1127 MHz | 1317 MHz | 1653 MHz | 173 mm/6.8 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1038 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1653 MHz | 183 mm/7.2 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1076 MHz | 1253 MHz | 1653 MHz | 170 mm/6.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1038 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1653 MHz | 174 mm/6.9 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
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