GeForce GTX 950A vs Arc Graphics 140V
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc Graphics 140V and GeForce GTX 950A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc Graphics 140V outperforms GTX 950A by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 383 | 565 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 6.15 |
| Architecture | Xe² (2024) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | Lunar Lake iGPU | GM107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 13 March 2015 (9 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 8 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 993 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2050 MHz | 1124 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 3 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 |
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 | LPDDR5x | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 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
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 data | No outputs |
API compatibility
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 |
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
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
+122%
| 18−20
−122%
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| 1440p | 20
+122%
| 9−10
−122%
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Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.36 | 6.67 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 28 nm |
Arc Graphics 140V has a 100.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc Graphics 140V is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950A in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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