Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms GeForce GTX 950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 335 days older than GeForce GTX 950.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 28% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than GeForce GTX 950 - 50 vs 39 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 90 vs 165 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce GTX 950
Desktop • Aug 20th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 950
Desktop • Aug 20th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
38.02 GPixel/s
48.856335132356726%
Texel Fillrate
57.02 GTexel/s
36.645244215938305%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 20th, 2015 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $549 | MSRP | $159 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 105.8 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1024 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1653 MHz |
