GeForce GTX 950 vs Arc Graphics 130T

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc Graphics 130T with GeForce GTX 950, including specs and performance data.

Arc Graphics 130T
2025
15.12
+19.7%

Arc Graphics 130T outperforms GTX 950 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking366409
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.31
Power efficiencyno data10.70
ArchitectureXe+ (2025)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameno dataGM206
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)20 August 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores7768
Core clock speedno data1024 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1188 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,940 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data90 Watt
Texture fill rateno data57.02
Floating-point processing powerno data1.825 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data48

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 supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data202 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data350 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data6.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data105.6 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR+-

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 Connectorsno dataDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

Arc Graphics 130T 15.12
+19.7%
GTX 950 12.63

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Arc Graphics 130T 6404
+19.7%
GTX 950 5349

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 HD60−65
+15.4%
52
−15.4%
4K24−27
+9.1%
22
−9.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.06
4Kno data7.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+21.9%
70−75
−21.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 30−35
+26.9%
24−27
−26.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+17.5%
55−60
−17.5%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+21.9%
70−75
−21.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+18.6%
40−45
−18.6%
Fortnite 85−90
+16%
75−80
−16%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+23.4%
45−50
−23.4%
Valorant 120−130
+12.5%
110−120
−12.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+17.5%
55−60
−17.5%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+21.9%
70−75
−21.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 200−210
+13.3%
180−190
−13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+18.6%
40−45
−18.6%
Fortnite 85−90
+16%
75−80
−16%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+59.5%
37
−59.5%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+23.4%
45−50
−23.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+10.5%
38
−10.5%
Valorant 120−130
+12.5%
110−120
−12.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+17.5%
55−60
−17.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+18.6%
40−45
−18.6%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+23.4%
45−50
−23.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+100%
21
−100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 85−90
+16%
75−80
−16%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+24%
24−27
−24%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
+17.3%
95−100
−17.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+25%
20−22
−25%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Valorant 150−160
+14.5%
130−140
−14.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+22.2%
35−40
−22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+21.4%
27−30
−21.4%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+21.9%
30−35
−21.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
+25%
27−30
−25%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+3.6%
28
−3.6%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+69.2%
13
−69.2%
Valorant 85−90
+22.9%
70−75
−22.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how Arc Graphics 130T and GTX 950 compete in popular games:

  • Arc Graphics 130T is 15% faster in 1080p
  • Arc Graphics 130T is 9% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc Graphics 130T is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc Graphics 130T is ahead in 54 tests (90%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.12 12.63
Recency 6 January 2025 20 August 2015

Arc Graphics 130T has a 19.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 9 years.

The Arc Graphics 130T is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc Graphics 130T is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 950 is a desktop one.

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