GeForce GTX 950 Low Power vs Radeon Pro 580
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 271 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.28 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | GM206 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 March 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $159 |
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 cores | 2304 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1026 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1190 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 2,940 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 172.8 | 57.12 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.53 TFLOPS | 1.828 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 144 | 48 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 202 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1695 MHz | 1653 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 217.0 GB/s | 105.8 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 June 2017 | 1 March 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 75 Watt |
Pro 580 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 950 Low Power, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro 580 and GeForce GTX 950 Low Power. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro 580 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 950 Low Power 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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