GeForce GTX 950 vs Iris Xe MAX Graphics

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 950 stacks up against Iris Xe MAX Graphics, check out specs charts below.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Xe MAX Graphics is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Iris Xe MAX Graphics here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 LPDDR4x
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • Iris Xe MAX Graphics has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is used in Desktops, and Iris Xe MAX Graphics - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Iris Xe MAX Graphics - with Gen. 12 Xe.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Xe MAX Graphics - by 10 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 4260 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
GeForce GTX 950 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Architecture Maxwell Gen. 12 Xe
Code name GM206 iDG1LPDEV
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 20 August 2015 31 October 2020
Pipelines 768 96
Core clock speed 1024 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz 1650 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 10 nm
Texture fill rate 49.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops
Length 7.938" (20.2 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s 4266 MHz
Memory bandwidth 105.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12.1
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 233 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 9.97 Mh/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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