Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | GeForce GTX 950M 2GB | GeForce GTX 850M 2GB |
| Hitman 3 | 297% | 374% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 205% | 265% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 179% | 233% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 205% | 265% |
| FIFA 21 | 54% | 84% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 330% | 413% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 170% | 223% |
| Genshin Impact | 205% | 265% |
| Far Cry 6 | 342% | 427% |
| The Medium | 281% | 355% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M 2GB are noticeably better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 850M 2GB.
The GTX 850M has a 22 MHz higher core clock speed and the same number of Texture Mapping Units as the GTX 950M. This results in the GTX 850M providing 0.8 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 850M has a 22 MHz higher core clock speed than the GTX 950M and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the GTX 850M providing 0.4 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The GTX 950M was released less than a year after the GTX 850M, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
The GeForce GTX 950M 2GB and the GeForce GTX 850M 2GB have the same amount of video memory, but are likely to provide slightly different experiences when displaying game textures at high resolutions.
The GTX 950M has 48 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 850M, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 950M is noticeably better than the GTX 850M.
Both the GeForce GTX 950M 2GB and the GeForce GTX 850M 2GB have 640 Shader Processing Units. While the two GPUs have the same number of SPUs, the actual performance delivered by the GTX 850M is 937 and by the GTX 950M is 937. Knowing that the shader performance of the GTX 850M is superior, it is not necessary to examine the GPUs' respective Texture and Pixel Fill Rates.
The GeForce GTX 950M 2GB requires 50 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 850M 2GB requires 45 Watts. The GTX 950M requires 5 Watts more than the GTX 850M to run. The difference is not significant enough for the GTX 950M to have a noticeably larger impact on your yearly electricity bills than the GTX 850M.
| Core Speed | 914 MHz | vs |  | 936 MHz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 993 MHz | vs | | 1084 MHz | |
| Architecture | Maxwell GM107-N16P-GT | Maxwell GM107 | |||
| OC Potential | Good |
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vs | Fair | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 12 Mar 2015 | | vs | 12 Mar 2014 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved | | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 9.9
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vs | 9.7
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| 1600x900 | 7.8
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vs | 7.4
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| 1920x1080 | 6
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vs | 5.5
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| 2560x1440 | 4.3
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vs | 3.4
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| 3840x2160 | 2.6
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vs | 2.3
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| Memory | 2048 MB | | vs | | 2048 MB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1250 MHz | | vs | 1000 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 128 Bit | | vs | | 128 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | DDR3 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 80GB/sec | | vs | 32GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 2048 KB | |
vs | |
2048 KB |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 640 | | vs | | 640 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 41% | vs | | 45% | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | | 28nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 40 | | vs | | 40 |
| Texture Rate | 36.6 GTexel/s | vs | | 37.4 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 16 | | vs | | 16 |
| Pixel Rate | 14.6 GPixel/s | vs | | 15 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | | vs | | 4096x2160 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DisplayPort Connections | - | vs | - | ||
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 50 Watts | vs | | 45 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | - | - | |||
| DirectX | 12.0 | | vs | | 12.0 |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | yes | yes | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i5-4340M 2.9GHz | vs | Intel Core i7-4600M 2-Core 2.9GHz | ||
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | | 8 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1920x1080 | | vs | 1600x900 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V |  |  | vs | | | Performance Value | |
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| Mini Review | Overview GeForce GTX 950M 2GB is a Performance Mobile Graphics Card based on the first variant of the Maxwell architecture. Architecture The first variant of the Maxwell Architecture succeeds the Kepler Architecture. Despite being also manufactured with a 28nm technology, it has an extremely large L2 Cache which allows NVIDIA to produce Graphics Cards with relatively small memory data transfer rates, without causing too much impact on the overall performance. Furthermore, the Shaders have been redesigned and are both more powerful and energy efficient. GPU It equips a GPU codenamed GM107-N16P-GT which has 5 SM activated and thus offers 640 Shader Processing Units, 40 TMUs and 16 ROPs. The central unit runs at 914MHz and goes up to 993MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 2GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 128-bit memory interface. The memory clock operates at 1253MHz. The size of the frame buffer is adequate. Features DirectX 12 Support (11.0 Hardware Default) and support for GameStream, G-SYNC, GPU Boost 2.0, GeForce Experience, PhysX and other technologies. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 50W, it may be equipped in average sized notebooks. Performance Because GeForce GTX 950M 2GB is just a higher clocked GeForce GTX 850M v2 2GB, its performance is only about 5% faster than its predecessors and so GeForce GTX 860M 2GB is still faster. Still, it still offers decent gaming at 1920x1080 and most modern games should run fluently at high settings. System Suggestions We recommend a strong processor (Intel Core i5 Mobile) and 8GB of RAM for a notebook with GeForce GTX 950M 2GB. | PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS GRAPHICS CARD HAS 2 VARIANTS: DDR3 AND GDDR5. THIS IS THE DDR3 VARIANT. GeForce GTX 850M 2GB is a fast-middle-class mobile graphics card. It is based on 28nm GM107 Core of the Maxwell architecture. The Maxwell architecture features many improvements and amongst them is the extremely large L2 Cache which allows NVIDIA to produce Graphics Cards with relatively small memory data transfer rates, without causing too much impact on the overall performance. Furthermore, the Shaders have been redesigned and are both more powerful and energy efficient. GeForce GTX 850M 2GB DDR3 comes with a full variant of the GM107 Core and thus offers 640 Shader Processing Units, 40 TMUs and 16 ROPs, on a 128-bit of standard DDR3. While the central unit runs at 936MHz and goes up to 1084MHz, in Turbo Mode, the memory clock operates at 1000MHz. It has a rated TDP board of around 45W. The DDR3 variant is better suited for 720p but it comes higher clocked. Thus it proves to be way faster than GeForce GTX 750M and surpasses slightly the higher positioned GeForce GTX 760M. In fact, it should be pretty close to the desktop GeForce GTX 750. This card should be paired with a Very Strong Dual Core Processor or a Decent Quad Core and at least 8GB of RAM. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | N/A | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||