Tegra X2 GPU vs GeForce GTX 950M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking562not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.13no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM107GP10B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

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 cores640256
Core clock speed914 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1465 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate44.9623.44
Floating-point processing power1.439 TFLOPS0.7501 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4016

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8IGP
Lengthno data87 mm
Widthno dataIGP
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 typeDDR3 or GDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1000 or 2500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth32 or 80 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt

Tegra X2 GPU has a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 950M and Tegra X2 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 950M is a notebook card while Tegra X2 GPU is a desktop one.


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