Xbox Series X 6nm GPU vs GeForce GTX 950

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	374	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.51	no data
Power efficiency	10.71	no data
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM206	Scarlett 6nm
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 August 2015 (9 years ago)	15 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	768	3328
Core clock speed	1024 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1188 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,940 million	15,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	57.02	379.6
Floating-point processing power	1.825 TFLOPS	12.15 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	48	208

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	no data
Length	202 mm	301 mm
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-pin	no data
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	10 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.6 GB/s	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	105.6 GB/s	560.0 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 HDMI 2.1
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-
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	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 August 2015	15 October 2024
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	10 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	200 Watt

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