GeForce GTX 950A vs Arc 7-Core iGPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc 7-Core iGPU and GeForce GTX 950A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
7-Core iGPU outperforms 950A by a whopping 145% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 386 | 635 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 6.44 |
| Architecture | Xe LPG (2023−2025) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | Meteor Lake iGPU | GM107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (2 years ago) | 13 March 2015 (11 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 7 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 993 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2200 MHz | 1124 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 44.96 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.439 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 1.3 MB | 320 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
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 | no data | MXM-B (3.0) |
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 | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1001 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 32.03 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.0 |
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 HD | 35
+150%
| 14−16
−150%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90
+157%
|
35−40
−157%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 32
+167%
|
12−14
−167%
|
| Palworld | 35
+150%
|
14−16
−150%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 36
+157%
|
14−16
−157%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+148%
|
27−30
−148%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 58
+176%
|
21−24
−176%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27
+170%
|
10−11
−170%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
+179%
|
14−16
−179%
|
| Fortnite | 85−90
+146%
|
35−40
−146%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+167%
|
24−27
−167%
|
| Palworld | 33
+175%
|
12−14
−175%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+171%
|
21−24
−171%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+150%
|
50−55
−150%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+148%
|
27−30
−148%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 31
+158%
|
12−14
−158%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 200−210
+155%
|
80−85
−155%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+156%
|
9−10
−156%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 36
+157%
|
14−16
−157%
|
| Fortnite | 85−90
+146%
|
35−40
−146%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+167%
|
24−27
−167%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24
+167%
|
9−10
−167%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+175%
|
12−14
−175%
|
| Palworld | 25
+150%
|
10−11
−150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+171%
|
21−24
−171%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 48
+167%
|
18−20
−167%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+150%
|
50−55
−150%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+148%
|
27−30
−148%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 22
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35
+150%
|
14−16
−150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+167%
|
24−27
−167%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+171%
|
21−24
−171%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 23
+156%
|
9−10
−156%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+150%
|
50−55
−150%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 85−90
+146%
|
35−40
−146%
|
| Palworld | 23
+156%
|
9−10
−156%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−33
+150%
|
12−14
−150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 110−120
+153%
|
45−50
−153%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+150%
|
10−11
−150%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+153%
|
55−60
−153%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+162%
|
55−60
−162%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+175%
|
16−18
−175%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+183%
|
12−14
−183%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+171%
|
14−16
−171%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 35−40
+150%
|
14−16
−150%
|
| Palworld | 21−24
+163%
|
8−9
−163%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+180%
|
10−11
−180%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Palworld | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+163%
|
8−9
−163%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+157%
|
30−33
−157%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+156%
|
9−10
−156%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+183%
|
6−7
−183%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+170%
|
10−11
−170%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| Palworld | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
This is how Arc 7-Core iGPU and GTX 950A compete in popular games:
- Arc 7-Core iGPU is 150% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.30 | 6.24 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 13 March 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
Arc 7-Core iGPU has a 145% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc 7-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950A in performance tests.
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