GeForce GTX 950 LP vs 1080
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 93 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 63 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 26.30 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019) |
| GPU code name | Pascal GP104 | GM206 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 May 2016 (7 years ago) | 1 March 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $159 |
| Current price | $241 (0.4x MSRP) | $118 (0.7x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 768 |
| CUDA cores | 2560 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz | 1024 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1733 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 2,940 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 94 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 277.3 | 57.02 |
| Floating-point performance | 8,873 gflops | 1,825 gflops |
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 support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 10.5" (26.7 cm) | 202 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 500 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 8-pin | None |
| SLI options | + | no data |
| Memory type | GDDR5X | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 10 GB/s | 6612 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 105.8 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 | DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| G-SYNC support | + | no data |
Supported GPU Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12.0 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | no data |
| CUDA | + | 5.2 |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 6 May 2016 | 1 March 2016 |
| Cost | $599 | $159 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 75 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce GTX 950 LP. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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