GeForce GTX 950M vs Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

VS
GTX 950A GTX 950M GTX 960A GTX 960M GTX 965M GTX 970M GTX 970M SLI GTX 980 Mobile GTX 980 SLI Mobile GTX 980M GTX 980M SLI GTX 980MX

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and GeForce GTX 950M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.62
+88.4%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms GTX 950M by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
GTX 950M GTX 950M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking390556
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data6.19
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameno dataGM107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)13 March 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores768640
Core clock speed1366 MHz914 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data44.96
Floating-point processing powerno data1.439 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
SLI options-+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5DDR3 or GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 MB4 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s32 or 80 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+
Anselno data+
Multi-Projection+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.62
+88.4%
GTX 950M 6.70

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
+100%
GTX 950M 3200

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD50−55
+72.4%
29
−72.4%
1440p27−30
+80%
15
−80%
4K24−27
+71.4%
14
−71.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 23
+0%
23
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 48
+0%
48
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 43
+0%
43
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
+0%
19
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+0%
46
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+0%
11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 19
+0%
19
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+0%
11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+0%
33
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 13
+0%
13
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+0%
19
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18
+0%
18
+0%

This is how Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and GTX 950M compete in popular games:

  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 72% faster in 1080p
  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 80% faster in 1440p
  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 71% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 71 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 12.62 6.70
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile has a 88.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 950M, on the other hand, has a 136433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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