NVS 810 vs GeForce GTX 950M
Aggregate performance score
GeForce GTX 950M outperforms NVS 810 by a whopping 119% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 531 | 727 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.85 | 0.11 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Maxwell (2014−2018) |
| GPU code name | N16P-GT | GM107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 4 November 2015 (8 years ago) |
| Current price | $797 | $848 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 950M has 673% better value for money than NVS 810.
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 | 512 |
| CUDA cores | 640 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 914 MHz | 902 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | 1033 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 68 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 44.96 | 33.06 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,439 gflops | 2x 1,058 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 950M and NVS 810 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.
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 198 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| 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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 or 2500 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 or 80 GB/s | 14.4 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 | No outputs | 8x mini-DisplayPort |
| 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) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 5.0 |
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.
GeForce GTX 950M outperforms NVS 810 by 119% 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%
GeForce GTX 950M outperforms NVS 810 by 119% 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 | 32
+129%
| 14−16
−129%
|
| 1440p | 24
+140%
| 10−12
−140%
|
| 4K | 16
+129%
| 7−8
−129%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 23
+130%
|
10−11
−130%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 24
+140%
|
10−11
−140%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+133%
|
6−7
−133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24
+140%
|
10−11
−140%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24
+140%
|
10−11
−140%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+129%
|
14−16
−129%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 38
+138%
|
16−18
−138%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+143%
|
7−8
−143%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 48
+129%
|
21−24
−129%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
+125%
|
12−14
−125%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 19
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+133%
|
6−7
−133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 19
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+129%
|
14−16
−129%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+121%
|
14−16
−121%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 38
+138%
|
16−18
−138%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
+125%
|
12−14
−125%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 11
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+133%
|
6−7
−133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 15
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+129%
|
14−16
−129%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 19
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 11
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
+125%
|
12−14
−125%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 33
+136%
|
14−16
−136%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 13
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 19
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18
+125%
|
8−9
−125%
|
This is how GTX 950M and NVS 810 compete in popular games:
- GTX 950M is 129% faster in 1080p
- GTX 950M is 140% faster in 1440p
- GTX 950M is 129% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.69 | 3.05 |
| Recency | 12 March 2015 | 4 November 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 68 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 950M is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 810 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 950M is a notebook card while NVS 810 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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