Radeon RX Vega 11 Efficient vs GeForce GTX 950

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking348not rated
Place by popularity83not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation6.03no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGM206Raven
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 August 2015 (8 years ago)23 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 no data
Current price$12.88 (0.1x MSRP)$493

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores768704
CUDA cores768no data
Core clock speed1024 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1188 MHz1250 MHz
Number of transistors2,940 million4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate49.2 billion/sec55.00
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 x16IGP
Length7.938" (20.2 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotIGP
Recommended system power (PSU)350 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinsNone
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed6.6 GB/sSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth105.6 GB/sno data
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 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno 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 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 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+no data

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 20 August 2015 23 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB System Shared
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 35 Watt

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