GeForce GTX 950A vs GTX 880M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 880M SLI and GeForce GTX 950A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 880M SLI
2014
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 206 Watt
19.69
+218%

GTX 880M SLI outperforms GTX 950A by a whopping 218% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking295604
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.286.30
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameN15E-GX-A2GM107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 March 2014 (11 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 cores3072640
Core clock speed954 MHz993 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1124 MHz
Number of transistors2x 3540 Million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)206 Watt75 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 width2x 256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 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

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)12 (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 HD74
+252%
21−24
−252%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+226%
35−40
−226%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
God of War 40−45
+250%
12−14
−250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+246%
24−27
−246%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+226%
35−40
−226%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+261%
18−20
−261%
Fortnite 100−110
+250%
30−33
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+238%
24−27
−238%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+250%
18−20
−250%
God of War 40−45
+250%
12−14
−250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+221%
24−27
−221%
Valorant 140−150
+229%
45−50
−229%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+246%
24−27
−246%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+226%
35−40
−226%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+239%
70−75
−239%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
Dota 2 110−120
+220%
35−40
−220%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+261%
18−20
−261%
Fortnite 100−110
+250%
30−33
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+238%
24−27
−238%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+250%
18−20
−250%
God of War 40−45
+250%
12−14
−250%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+252%
21−24
−252%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+221%
24−27
−221%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+256%
16−18
−256%
Valorant 140−150
+229%
45−50
−229%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+246%
24−27
−246%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
Dota 2 110−120
+220%
35−40
−220%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+261%
18−20
−261%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+238%
24−27
−238%
God of War 40−45
+250%
12−14
−250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+221%
24−27
−221%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+256%
16−18
−256%
Valorant 140−150
+229%
45−50
−229%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+250%
30−33
−250%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+242%
12−14
−242%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
+222%
45−50
−222%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+244%
50−55
−244%
Valorant 180−190
+235%
55−60
−235%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+256%
16−18
−256%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+221%
14−16
−221%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
God of War 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+244%
9−10
−244%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
+236%
14−16
−236%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Valorant 110−120
+229%
35−40
−229%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+244%
9−10
−244%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Dota 2 65−70
+224%
21−24
−224%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
God of War 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%

This is how GTX 880M SLI and GTX 950A compete in popular games:

  • GTX 880M SLI is 252% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.69 6.20
Recency 12 March 2014 13 March 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 206 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 880M SLI has a 217.6% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 950A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 174.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 880M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950A in performance tests.

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