Playstation 4 Pro GPU vs GeForce GTX 950

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking375not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.75no data
Power efficiency10.55no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGM206Neo
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 August 2015 (9 years ago)10 November 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores7682304
Core clock speed1024 MHz911 MHz
Boost clock speed1188 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,940 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate57.02131.2
Floating-point processing power1.825 TFLOPS4.198 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs48144

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP
Length202 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)350 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6.6 GB/s1700 MHz
Memory bandwidth105.6 GB/s217.6 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)N/A
Shader Model6.46.0
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.1
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 August 2015 10 November 2016
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 950 has 66.7% lower power consumption.

Playstation 4 Pro GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 950 and Playstation 4 Pro GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 950 is a desktop card while Playstation 4 Pro GPU is a notebook one.


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