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| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GTX 850M v2 2GB | GeForce GTX 950M 2GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 242% | 205% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 213% | 179% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 203% | 170% |
| FIFA 21 | 73% | 54% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 382% | 330% |
| Hitman 3 | 345% | 297% |
| Genshin Impact | 242% | 205% |
| Far Cry 6 | 395% | 342% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 391% | 338% |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 230% | 195% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M 2GB are very slightly better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 850M v2 2GB.
The GTX 950M has a 38 MHz higher core clock speed and the same number of Texture Mapping Units as the GTX 850M. This results in the GTX 950M providing 1.6 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 950M has a 38 MHz higher core clock speed than the GTX 850M and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the GTX 950M providing 0.6 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 850M v2 2GB and the GeForce GTX 950M 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 850M has 0.2 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 950M, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 850M is marginally better than the GTX 950M.
Both the GeForce GTX 850M v2 2GB and the GeForce GTX 950M 2GB have 640 Shader Processing Units. While the two GPUs have the same number of SPUs, the actual performance delivered by the GTX 950M is 858 and by the GTX 850M is 858. Knowing that the shader performance of the GTX 950M is superior, it is not necessary to examine the GPUs' respective Texture and Pixel Fill Rates.
The GeForce GTX 850M v2 2GB requires 45 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 950M 2GB requires 50 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 | 876 MHz | vs |  | 914 MHz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 936 MHz | vs | | 993 MHz | |
| Architecture | Maxwell GM107 | Maxwell GM107-N16P-GT | |||
| OC Potential | Fair | vs |
| Good | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 12 Mar 2014 | vs | | 12 Mar 2015 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved | | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 9.7
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vs | |
9.9
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| 1600x900 | 7.5
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vs | |
7.8
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| 1920x1080 | 5.7
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vs | |
6
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| 2560x1440 | 3.6
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vs | |
4.3
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| 3840x2160 | 2.4
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vs | |
2.6
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| Memory | 2048 MB | | vs | | 2048 MB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1253 MHz | | vs | 1250 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 128 Bit | | vs | | 128 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 80.2GB/sec | | vs | | 80GB/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 | 39% | vs | | 41% | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | | 28nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 40 | | vs | | 40 |
| Texture Rate | 35 GTexel/s | vs | | 36.6 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 16 | | vs | | 16 |
| Pixel Rate | 14 GPixel/s | vs | | 14.6 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 | 45 Watts | | vs | 50 Watts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended PSU | - | - | |||
| DirectX | 12.0 | | vs | | 12.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | yes | yes | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | | yes | |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-4700MQ 4-Core 2.4GHz | vs | | Intel Core i5-4340M 2.9GHz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | | 8 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1920x1080 | | vs | | 1920x1080 |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview GeForce GTX 850M v2 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 which has 5 SM activated and thus offers 640 Shader Processing Units, 40 TMUs and 16 ROPs. 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 45W, it may be equipped in average sized notebooks. Performance GeForce GTX 850M v2 2GB is considerably faster than GeForce GTX 850M 2GB, especially on higher resolutions, thanks to the fast GDDR5. It thus offers decent gaming at 1920x1080 and most modern games should run fluently at high settings. System Suggestions We recommend a Strong Processor (Intel Core i7 Mobile) and 8GB of RAM for a notebook with GeForce GTX 850M v2 2GB. | 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. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | N/A | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||