Radeon E8950 vs GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK with Radeon E8950, including specs and performance data.

GTX TITAN BLACK
2014
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
23.27
+64.2%

GTX TITAN BLACK outperforms E8950 by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking239369
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.85no data
Power efficiency6.4010.26
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGK110BAmethyst
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 February 2014 (10 years ago)29 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data

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 cores28802048
Core clock speed889 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt95 Watt
Texture fill rate235.2128.0
Floating-point processing power5.645 TFLOPS4.096 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs240128

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 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s192.0 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortNo outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+-

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 23.27 14.17
Recency 18 February 2014 29 September 2015
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 95 Watt

GTX TITAN BLACK has a 64.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon E8950, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 163.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon E8950 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK is a desktop card while Radeon E8950 is a notebook 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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