A2 vs GeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (11 years ago) | 10 November 2021 (4 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 | 640 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 993 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | 1770 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 44.96 | 70.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.439 TFLOPS | 4.531 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 40 | 40 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 40 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 10 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 1.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 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 | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1563 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 200.1 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 10 November 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 60 Watt |
A2 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition and A2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition is a notebook graphics card while A2 is a workstation one.
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