GeForce GTX 950A vs GTX 1070 SLI Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile and GeForce GTX 950A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
39.99
+545%

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile outperforms GTX 950A by a whopping 545% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking115608
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data6.30
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGM107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 August 2016 (9 years ago)13 March 2015 (10 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 cores4096640
Core clock speed1443 MHz993 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data44.96
Floating-point processing powerno data1.439 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data32.03 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
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 HD138
+557%
21−24
−557%
4K78
+550%
12−14
−550%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+637%
30−33
−637%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+579%
14−16
−579%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+579%
14−16
−579%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+548%
21−24
−548%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+637%
30−33
−637%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+579%
14−16
−579%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+545%
20−22
−545%
Fortnite 170−180
+625%
24−27
−625%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+550%
24−27
−550%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+600%
18−20
−600%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+579%
14−16
−579%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+554%
24−27
−554%
Valorant 230−240
+566%
35−40
−566%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+548%
21−24
−548%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+637%
30−33
−637%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+595%
40−45
−595%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+579%
14−16
−579%
Dota 2 140−150
+595%
21−24
−595%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+545%
20−22
−545%
Fortnite 170−180
+625%
24−27
−625%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+550%
24−27
−550%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+600%
18−20
−600%
Grand Theft Auto V 130−140
+633%
18−20
−633%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+579%
14−16
−579%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+593%
14−16
−593%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 102
+629%
14−16
−629%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
+600%
24−27
−600%
Valorant 230−240
+566%
35−40
−566%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+548%
21−24
−548%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+579%
14−16
−579%
Dota 2 140−150
+595%
21−24
−595%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+545%
20−22
−545%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+550%
24−27
−550%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+579%
14−16
−579%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 93
+564%
14−16
−564%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+614%
14−16
−614%
Valorant 230−240
+566%
35−40
−566%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180
+625%
24−27
−625%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+636%
14−16
−636%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
+605%
40−45
−605%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+592%
12−14
−592%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+567%
9−10
−567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+548%
27−30
−548%
Valorant 260−270
+560%
40−45
−560%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+629%
14−16
−629%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+600%
14−16
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+550%
18−20
−550%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+550%
12−14
−550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+575%
16−18
−575%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+571%
7−8
−571%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90
+633%
12−14
−633%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+640%
5−6
−640%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+620%
10−11
−620%
Valorant 240−250
+603%
35−40
−603%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+550%
10−11
−550%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+571%
7−8
−571%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
Dota 2 110−120
+613%
16−18
−613%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+575%
8−9
−575%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+550%
12−14
−550%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 37
+640%
5−6
−640%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+563%
8−9
−563%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI Mobile and GTX 950A compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is 557% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is 550% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.99 6.20
Recency 16 August 2016 13 March 2015
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile has a 545% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950A in performance tests.

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