RTX A1000 vs GeForce GTX 950M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 950M with RTX A1000, including specs and performance data.

GTX 950M
2015
4 GB DDR3 or GDDR5, 75 Watt
6.70

RTX A1000 outperforms GTX 950M by a whopping 356% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking558180
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameN16P-GTGA107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2015 (9 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6402304
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed914 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1462 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate44.96105.3
Floating-point performance1.439 gflopsno data

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data163 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeDDR3 or GDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 or 2500 MHz12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth32 or 80 GB/s192.0 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 outputs4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-

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+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 950M 6.70
RTX A1000 30.54
+356%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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 950M 2586
RTX A1000 11782
+356%

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 950M 9676
RTX A1000 53530
+453%

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 HD30
−333%
130−140
+333%
1440p19
−347%
85−90
+347%
4K16
−338%
70−75
+338%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 23
−335%
100−105
+335%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Battlefield 5 24
−317%
100−105
+317%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−329%
60−65
+329%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%
Far Cry 5 24
−317%
100−105
+317%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
−317%
100−105
+317%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−355%
200−210
+355%
Hitman 3 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−350%
180−190
+350%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−347%
85−90
+347%
Red Dead Redemption 2 48
−338%
210−220
+338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 43
−342%
190−200
+342%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−342%
230−240
+342%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−341%
75−80
+341%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−347%
85−90
+347%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−329%
60−65
+329%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%
Far Cry 5 20
−350%
90−95
+350%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
−347%
85−90
+347%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−355%
200−210
+355%
Hitman 3 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−350%
180−190
+350%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−347%
85−90
+347%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−344%
80−85
+344%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−335%
100−105
+335%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
−335%
200−210
+335%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−342%
230−240
+342%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
−355%
50−55
+355%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−329%
60−65
+329%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%
Far Cry 5 15
−333%
65−70
+333%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−355%
200−210
+355%
Hitman 3 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Horizon Zero Dawn 19
−347%
85−90
+347%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−335%
100−105
+335%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−355%
50−55
+355%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−342%
230−240
+342%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 33
−355%
150−160
+355%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Forza Horizon 4 35
−329%
150−160
+329%
Hitman 3 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 13
−323%
55−60
+323%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−342%
190−200
+342%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 19
−347%
85−90
+347%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Hitman 3 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−350%
90−95
+350%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18
−344%
80−85
+344%

This is how GTX 950M and RTX A1000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A1000 is 333% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A1000 is 347% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A1000 is 338% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.70 30.54
Recency 12 March 2015 16 April 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt

RTX A1000 has a 355.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The RTX A1000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 950M is a notebook card while RTX A1000 is a desktop 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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