A10G vs GeForce GTX 950A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 950A with A10G, including specs and performance data.

GTX 950A
2015
2 GB DDR3, 75 Watt
6.63

A10G outperforms GTX 950A by a whopping 633% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking56668
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.0622.20
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM107GA102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 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 cores6409216
Core clock speed993 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate44.96492.5
Floating-point processing power1.439 TFLOPS31.52 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs40288
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data8-pin EPS

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth32.03 GB/s600.2 GB/s

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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA5.08.6

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.

GTX 950A 6.63
A10G 48.60
+633%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 950A 2556
A10G 18723
+633%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 950A 10324
A10G 162777
+1477%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.63 48.60
Recency 13 March 2015 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 950A has 100% lower power consumption.

A10G, on the other hand, has a 633% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The A10G is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950A in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 950A is a notebook card while A10G is a workstation one.


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

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