GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon PRO W7500

Place in the ranking	138	375
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	100.00	8.81
Power efficiency	35.09	10.63
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	Navi 33	GM206
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	3 August 2023 (1 year ago)	20 August 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$429	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO W7500 has 1035% better value for money than GTX 950.

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	1792	768
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	1024 MHz
Boost clock speed	1700 MHz	1188 MHz
Number of transistors	13,300 million	2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	90 Watt
Texture fill rate	190.4	57.02
Floating-point processing power	12.19 TFLOPS	1.825 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	112	48
Ray Tracing Cores	28	no 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 support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	216 mm	202 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	no data	350 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1344 MHz	6.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	172.0 GB/s	105.6 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	4x DisplayPort 2.1	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor support	no data	4 displays
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	-	+
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	-	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	-	+
GPU Boost	no data	2.0
GameWorks	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.7	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.1.126
CUDA	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

PRO W7500 35.68
+157%

GTX 950 13.90

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

PRO W7500 13714
+157%

GTX 950 5343

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	120−130 +145%	49 −145%
4K	55−60 +139%	23 −139%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.58 −10.2%	3.24 +10.2%
4K	7.80 −12.8%	6.91 +12.8%

GTX 950 has 10% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 950 has 13% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Dota 2	25 +0%	25 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Fortnite	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 +0%	37 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 +0%	39 +0%
Valorant	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
World of Tanks	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Dota 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Valorant	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
World of Tanks	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Valorant	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Dota 2	28 +0%	28 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	28 +0%	28 +0%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +0%	28 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Fortnite	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

This is how PRO W7500 and GTX 950 compete in popular games:

PRO W7500 is 145% faster in 1080p
PRO W7500 is 139% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	35.68	13.90
Recency	3 August 2023	20 August 2015
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	90 Watt

PRO W7500 has a 156.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon PRO W7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO W7500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 950 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.