GeForce Go 7950 GTX vs 950M

Place in performance ranking	529	1133
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.82	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	G7x (2005−2007)
GPU code name	N16P-GT	G71M
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2015 (9 years ago)	12 October 2006 (17 years ago)
Current price	$797	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	640	32
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	914 MHz	8 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	575 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	44.96	13.80
Floating-point performance	1,439 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 950M and GeForce Go 7950 GTX compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop size	medium sized	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-III
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	DDR3 or GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 or 2500 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 or 80 GB/s	44.8 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	No outputs	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	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
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.1	3.0
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
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 950M 6.68
+882%

Go 7950 GTX 0.68

950M outperforms Go 7950 by 882% 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 950M 2585
+883%

Go 7950 GTX 263

950M outperforms Go 7950 by 883% in Passmark.

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	30 +900%	3−4 −900%
1440p	21 +950%	2−3 −950%
4K	16 +1500%	1−2 −1500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12
+267%

3−4

−267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	23 +1050%	2−3 −1050%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9	0−1
Battlefield 5	31 +933%	3−4 −933%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Far Cry 5	23 +1050%	2−3 −1050%
Far Cry New Dawn	22 +1000%	2−3 −1000%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +1050%	2−3 −1050%
Hitman 3	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +217%	6−7 −217%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	19 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9	0−1
Battlefield 5	26 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Far Cry 5	21 +950%	2−3 −950%
Far Cry New Dawn	20 +900%	2−3 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +1050%	2−3 −1050%
Hitman 3	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Metro Exodus	5 +400%	1−2 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 +150%	6−7 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 +533%	3−4 −533%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9	0−1
Battlefield 5	20 +900%	2−3 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Far Cry 5	19 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Far Cry New Dawn	19 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +1050%	2−3 −1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 +267%	3−4 −267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Hitman 3	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Metro Exodus	5−6	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	6−7	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	12 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

This is how GTX 950M and Go 7950 GTX compete in popular games:

GTX 950M is 900% faster than Go 7950 GTX in 1080p
GTX 950M is 950% faster than Go 7950 GTX in 1440p
GTX 950M is 1500% faster than Go 7950 GTX in 4K

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 950M is 1100% faster than the Go 7950 GTX.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 950M surpassed Go 7950 GTX in all 25 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.68	0.68
Recency	12 March 2015	12 October 2006
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	45 Watt