GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon 550X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon 550X, 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 Radeon 550X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 550X
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 950
Radeon 550X
Power consumption (TDP)
90 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pins
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
350 Watt
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GeForce GTX 950 has 80% more power consumption, than Radeon 550X.
GeForce GTX 950 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon 550X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon 550X - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 58 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.
GeForce GTX 950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon 550X is 138 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 950.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 6994 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
7−8
ultra / 1080p
21−24
4−5
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
16−18
medium / 1080p
40−45
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
55−60
12−14
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−12
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
24−27
medium / 1080p
60−65
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Battlefield 5 is 353% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
250−260
140−150
medium / 768p
220−230
110−120
ultra / 1080p
180−190
55−60
QHD / 1440p
110−120
30−35
4K / 2160p
70−75
27−30
high / 768p
210−220
85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 129% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
20−22
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
120−130
80−85
medium / 768p
110−120
60−65
ultra / 1080p
100−110
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Dota 2 is 91% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
45−50
8−9
ultra / 1080p
40−45
8−9
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
80−85
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Far Cry 5 is 370% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
60−65
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−12
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
60−65
medium / 1080p
110−120
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Fortnite is 264% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
60−65
12−14
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−12
QHD / 1440p
30−35
1−2
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
27−30
medium / 1080p
65−70
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 384% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
140−150
55−60
medium / 768p
120−130
45−50
high / 1080p
70−75
12−14
ultra / 1080p
30−35
6−7
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
24−27
5−6
ultra / 1080p
20−22
3−4
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
65−70
12−14
medium / 1080p
30−35
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Metro Exodus is 414% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
130−140
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
120−130
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 109% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
7−8
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
12−14
medium / 1080p
35−40
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 300% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
130−140
24−27
medium / 768p
85−90
16−18
high / 1080p
45−50
10−11
ultra / 1080p
24−27
6−7
4K / 2160p
16−18
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 376% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
50−55
20−22
high / 768p
60−65
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in World of Tanks is 39% more, than Radeon 550X.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 950
Radeon 550X
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 4.0
Code name
GM206
Lexa
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
20 August 2015
27 March 2019
Pipelines
768
512
Core clock speed
1024 MHz
1082 MHz
Boost Clock
1188 MHz
1218 MHz
Transistor count
2,940 million
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
49.2 billion/sec
38.98
Floating-point performance
1,825 gflops
Length
7.938" (20.2 cm)
145 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
6.6 GB/s
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
105.6 GB/s
112.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
6.4
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.2.131
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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