GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 950

Aggregate performance score

GTX 950
2015
2 GB GDDR5, 90 Watt
13.80

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GTX 950 by a whopping 329% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking35129
Place by popularity8325
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.0340.12
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGM206AD106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 August 2015 (8 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 $399
Current price$12.88 (0.1x MSRP)$461 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 565% better value for money than GTX 950.

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 cores7684352
CUDA cores768no data
Core clock speed1024 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1188 MHz2535 MHz
Number of transistors2,940 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate49.2 billion/sec344.8
Floating-point performance1,825 gflopsno data

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length7.938" (20.2 cm)240 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)350 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pins1x 16-pin
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6.6 GB/s18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth105.6 GB/s288.0 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.21x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+no data
GeForce ShadowPlay+no data
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 950 13.80
RTX 4060 Ti 59.17
+329%

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GTX 950 by 329% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 950 5338
RTX 4060 Ti 22893
+329%

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GTX 950 by 329% in Passmark.

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 HD51
−312%
210−220
+312%
4K21
−329%
90−95
+329%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−329%
90−95
+329%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−314%
120−130
+314%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−309%
90−95
+309%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−322%
190−200
+322%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−300%
120−130
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−329%
90−95
+329%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−321%
160−170
+321%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−310%
160−170
+310%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−326%
200−210
+326%
Hitman 3 30−35
−306%
130−140
+306%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−322%
190−200
+322%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−329%
180−190
+329%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−310%
160−170
+310%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−321%
160−170
+321%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−300%
100−105
+300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−314%
120−130
+314%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−309%
90−95
+309%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−322%
190−200
+322%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−300%
120−130
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−329%
90−95
+329%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−321%
160−170
+321%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−310%
160−170
+310%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−326%
200−210
+326%
Hitman 3 30−35
−306%
130−140
+306%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−322%
190−200
+322%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−329%
180−190
+329%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−310%
160−170
+310%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−321%
160−170
+321%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 38
−321%
160−170
+321%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−300%
100−105
+300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−314%
120−130
+314%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−309%
90−95
+309%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−300%
120−130
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−329%
90−95
+329%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−321%
160−170
+321%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−326%
200−210
+326%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−322%
190−200
+322%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−329%
180−190
+329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
−329%
90−95
+329%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−300%
100−105
+300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−310%
160−170
+310%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−307%
110−120
+307%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−300%
100−105
+300%
Hitman 3 20−22
−325%
85−90
+325%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−329%
60−65
+329%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−312%
70−75
+312%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−309%
90−95
+309%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−323%
110−120
+323%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−329%
120−130
+329%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−317%
100−105
+317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−317%
100−105
+317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−329%
60−65
+329%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 30−33
−300%
120−130
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−329%
60−65
+329%
Hitman 3 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−323%
55−60
+323%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−329%
60−65
+329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−317%
75−80
+317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%

This is how GTX 950 and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti is 312% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 329% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.80 59.17
Recency 20 August 2015 18 May 2023
Cost $159 $399
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 160 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950 in performance tests.


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