Radeon 530 vs GeForce GTX 950

Place in performance ranking	351	779
Place by popularity	94	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.03	0.54
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	GM206	Meso
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	20 August 2015 (8 years ago)	21 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	no data
Current price	$12.88 (0.1x MSRP)	$627

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 950 has 1017% better value for money than Radeon 530.

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	384
CUDA cores	768	no data
Core clock speed	1024 MHz	1024 MHz
Boost clock speed	1188 MHz	1024 MHz
Number of transistors	2,940 million	1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	49.2 billion/sec	24.50
Floating-point performance	1,825 gflops	784.1 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon 530 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	7.938" (20.2 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	350 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins	None
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	DDR3/GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.6 GB/s	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	105.6 GB/s	28.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no 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 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)	12.0
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	+	no data

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 13.82
+423%

Radeon 530 2.64

GeForce GTX 950 outperforms Radeon 530 by 423% based on our aggregate 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
+424%

Radeon 530 1018

GeForce GTX 950 outperforms Radeon 530 by 424% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 950 8351
+259%

Radeon 530 2327

GeForce GTX 950 outperforms Radeon 530 by 259% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 950 6208
+303%

Radeon 530 1542

GeForce GTX 950 outperforms Radeon 530 by 303% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 950 37454
+307%

Radeon 530 9210

GeForce GTX 950 outperforms Radeon 530 by 307% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 16084
+221%

Radeon 530 5015

GeForce GTX 950 outperforms Radeon 530 by 221% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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	51 +200%	17 −200%
4K	21 +425%	4−5 −425%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	30−35	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Hitman 3	24−27	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60	no data
Metro Exodus	45−50	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	30−35	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Hitman 3	24−27	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60	no data
Metro Exodus	45−50 +475%	8−9 −475%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	38	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	30−35	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	24−27	no data
Hitman 3	16−18	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Metro Exodus	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11	no data
Hitman 3	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +550%	2−3 −550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8	no data
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16	no data
Metro Exodus	12−14	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6	no data