GeForce RTX 5070 Ti vs GTX 950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 950 and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 950
2015
2 GB GDDR5, 90 Watt
11.96

RTX 5070 Ti outperforms GTX 950 by a whopping 508% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3887
Place by popularity88not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.6154.74
Power efficiency10.5519.22
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGM206GB203
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 August 2015 (9 years ago)20 February 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 $749

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 5070 Ti has 619% better value for money than GTX 950.

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 cores7688960
Core clock speed1024 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speed1188 MHz2452 MHz
Number of transistors2,940 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate57.02686.6
Floating-point processing power1.825 TFLOPS43.94 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs48280
Tensor Coresno data280
Ray Tracing Coresno data70

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 5.0 x16
Length202 mm304 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)350 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6.6 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth105.6 GB/s896.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
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+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.4
CUDA+10.1
DLSS-+

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.

GTX 950 11.96
RTX 5070 Ti 72.66
+508%

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.

GTX 950 5346
RTX 5070 Ti 32466
+507%

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 HD52
−192%
152
+192%
1440p18−20
−544%
116
+544%
4K22
−277%
83
+277%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.06
+61.2%
4.93
−61.2%
1440p8.83
−36.8%
6.46
+36.8%
4K7.23
+24.9%
9.02
−24.9%
  • GTX 950 has 61% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 Ti has 37% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 950 has 25% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−360%
300−350
+360%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−641%
200−210
+641%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
−579%
160−170
+579%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−244%
190−200
+244%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−360%
300−350
+360%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−641%
200−210
+641%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−345%
190−200
+345%
Fortnite 75−80
−303%
300−350
+303%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−491%
300−350
+491%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−437%
220−230
+437%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
−579%
160−170
+579%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−277%
170−180
+277%
Valorant 110−120
−338%
450−500
+338%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−244%
190−200
+244%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−360%
300−350
+360%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
−53.6%
270−280
+53.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−641%
200−210
+641%
Dota 2 85−90
−488%
500−550
+488%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−345%
190−200
+345%
Fortnite 75−80
−303%
300−350
+303%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−491%
300−350
+491%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−437%
220−230
+437%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
−370%
170−180
+370%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
−579%
160−170
+579%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−637%
190−200
+637%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−277%
170−180
+277%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 38
−808%
300−350
+808%
Valorant 110−120
−338%
450−500
+338%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−244%
190−200
+244%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−641%
200−210
+641%
Dota 2 85−90
−488%
500−550
+488%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−345%
190−200
+345%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−491%
300−350
+491%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
−579%
160−170
+579%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−277%
170−180
+277%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
−1043%
240
+1043%
Valorant 110−120
−338%
450−500
+338%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
−303%
300−350
+303%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−912%
250−260
+912%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−432%
500−550
+432%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−690%
150−160
+690%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−800%
140−150
+800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
−54.9%
170−180
+54.9%
Valorant 130−140
−251%
450−500
+251%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−444%
190−200
+444%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−1009%
120−130
+1009%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−554%
180−190
+554%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−809%
290−300
+809%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
−686%
110−120
+686%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−848%
199
+848%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
−439%
150−160
+439%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1338%
110−120
+1338%
Grand Theft Auto V 28
−557%
180−190
+557%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−725%
65−70
+725%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−1011%
100−105
+1011%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−1308%
183
+1308%
Valorant 70−75
−374%
300−350
+374%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−656%
130−140
+656%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1338%
110−120
+1338%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
Dota 2 45−50
−496%
280−290
+496%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−857%
130−140
+857%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−1035%
260−270
+1035%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−725%
65−70
+725%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−700%
95−100
+700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
−508%
75−80
+508%

This is how GTX 950 and RTX 5070 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 Ti is 192% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 Ti is 544% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 Ti is 277% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5070 Ti is 1338% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 5070 Ti surpassed GTX 950 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.96 72.66
Recency 20 August 2015 20 February 2025
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 300 Watt

GTX 950 has 233.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5070 Ti, on the other hand, has a 507.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950 in performance tests.

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