P106-100 vs GeForce GTX 950

Place in performance ranking	348	303
Place by popularity	83	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	6.03	11.27
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GM206	GP106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 August 2015 (8 years ago)	19 June 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	no data
Current price	$12.88 (0.1x MSRP)	$14.65

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

P106-100 has 87% 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 cores	768	1280
CUDA cores	768	no data
Core clock speed	1024 MHz	1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	1188 MHz	1709 MHz
Number of transistors	2,940 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	49.2 billion/sec	136.7
Floating-point performance	1,825 gflops	4,375 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	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	7.938" (20.2 cm)	250 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	350 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins	1x 6-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.6 GB/s	8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	105.6 GB/s	192.2 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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported GPU 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 Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	6.1

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 13.79

P106-100 16.42
+19.1%

P106-100 outperforms GeForce GTX 950 by 19% 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

P106-100 6357
+19.1%

P106-100 outperforms GeForce GTX 950 by 19% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 950 16110

P106-100 34722
+116%

P106-100 outperforms GeForce GTX 950 by 116% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 950 16077

P106-100 31055
+93.2%

P106-100 outperforms GeForce GTX 950 by 93% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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 HD	52 −15.4%	60−65 +15.4%
4K	21 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

−14.3%

24−27
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −17%	55−60 +17%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
Hitman 3	35−40 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −17%	55−60 +17%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
Hitman 3	35−40 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	38 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −17%	55−60 +17%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%
Hitman 3	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −7.1%	30−33 +7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −9.1%	24−27 +9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −8%	27−30 +8%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Hitman 3	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

This is how GTX 950 and P106-100 compete in popular games:

P106-100 is 15.4% faster than GTX 950 in 1080p
P106-100 is 14.3% faster than GTX 950 in 4K

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	13.79	16.42
Recency	20 August 2015	19 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	120 Watt