GeForce GTX 950M vs Tesla K20c

Place in the ranking	565	639
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.16	no data
Power efficiency	2.85	6.38
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	GK110	GM107
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	12 November 2012 (13 years ago)	13 March 2015 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

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	2496	640
Core clock speed	706 MHz	914 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1124 MHz
Number of transistors	7,080 million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	146.8	44.96
Floating-point processing power	3.524 TFLOPS	1.439 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	16
TMUs	208	40
L1 Cache	208 KB	320 KB
L2 Cache	1280 KB	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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no data
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 type	GDDR5	DDR3 or GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1300 MHz	1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	208.0 GB/s	32 or 80 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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
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 Boost	no data	2.0
GameWorks	-	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	-	+
Optimus	-	+
BatteryBoost	-	+
Ansel	no data	+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.1.126
CUDA	3.5	+

Synthetic benchmarks

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Tesla K20c 8.28
+33.8%

GTX 950M 6.19

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Tesla K20c 60
+140%

GTX 950M 25

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	40−45 +33.3%	30 −33.3%
1440p	27−30 +28.6%	21 −28.6%
4K	18−21 +20%	15 −20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	79.98	no data
1440p	118.48	no data
4K	177.72	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Palworld	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	31 +0%	31 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	23 +0%	23 +0%
Fortnite	65 +0%	65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Palworld	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	26 +0%	26 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	26 +0%	26 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	73 +0%	73 +0%
Far Cry 5	21 +0%	21 +0%
Fortnite	24 +0%	24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 +0%	20 +0%
Metro Exodus	5 +0%	5 +0%
Palworld	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 +0%	19 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	20 +0%	20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	67 +0%	67 +0%
Far Cry 5	19 +0%	19 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 +0%	11 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite	22 +0%	22 +0%
Palworld	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	12 +0%	12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Palworld	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Palworld	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	6 +0%	6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Palworld	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how Tesla K20c and GTX 950M compete in popular games:

Tesla K20c is 33% faster in 1080p
Tesla K20c is 29% faster in 1440p
Tesla K20c is 20% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.28	6.19
Recency	12 November 2012	13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount	5 GB	4 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	75 Watt

Tesla K20c has a 34% higher aggregate performance score, and a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 950M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Tesla K20c is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950M in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K20c is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 950M is a notebook one.

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Community ratings

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