GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon R9 390X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon R9 390X, 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 R9 390X, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 950
Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP)
90 Watt
275 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pins
1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
350 Watt
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Radeon R9 390X has 205% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon R9 390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 390X is 268 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 950.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 390X is 1044 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
50−55
ultra / 1080p
21−24
30−35
QHD / 1440p
16−18
24−27
4K / 2160p
10−11
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
75−80
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 34% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
high / 1080p
55−60
75−80
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
QHD / 1440p
35−40
50−55
4K / 2160p
18−20
27−30
low / 720p
100−110
130−140
medium / 1080p
60−65
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Battlefield 5 is 37% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 390X.
low / 768p
250−260
250−260
medium / 768p
220−230
230−240
ultra / 1080p
180−190
−
QHD / 1440p
110−120
150−160
4K / 2160p
70−75
100−110
high / 768p
210−220
220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
medium / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Dota 2 is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
high / 1080p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
60−65
QHD / 1440p
27−30
40−45
4K / 2160p
14−16
21−24
low / 720p
80−85
100−110
medium / 1080p
45−50
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Far Cry 5 is 39% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
high / 1080p
60−65
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
70−75
QHD / 1440p
27−30
45−50
4K / 2160p
27−30
21−24
low / 720p
180−190
210−220
medium / 1080p
110−120
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Fortnite is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
high / 1080p
60−65
80−85
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
QHD / 1440p
30−35
45−50
4K / 2160p
24−27
30−35
low / 720p
100−110
130−140
medium / 1080p
65−70
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Forza Horizon 4 is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
low / 768p
140−150
160−170
medium / 768p
120−130
150−160
high / 1080p
70−75
95−100
ultra / 1080p
30−35
45−50
QHD / 1440p
21−24
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
high / 1080p
24−27
35−40
ultra / 1080p
20−22
30−35
QHD / 1440p
16−18
24−27
4K / 2160p
8−9
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
90−95
medium / 1080p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
low / 768p
130−140
120−130
medium / 1080p
120−130
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon R9 390X.
high / 1080p
−
75−80
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
100−110
120−130
medium / 1080p
18−20
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 91% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
high / 1080p
24−27
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
QHD / 1440p
10−11
16−18
4K / 2160p
7−8
10−11
low / 720p
65−70
90−95
medium / 1080p
35−40
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
low / 768p
130−140
180−190
medium / 768p
85−90
120−130
high / 1080p
45−50
70−75
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
4K / 2160p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 43% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
−
ultra / 1080p
50−55
65−70
high / 768p
60−65
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in World of Tanks is 52% more, than GeForce GTX 950.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 950
Radeon R9 390X
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
GM206
Grenada XT
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
20 August 2015
16 June 2015
Pipelines
768
2816
Core clock speed
1024 MHz
Boost Clock
1188 MHz
1050 MHz
Transistor count
2,940 million
6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
49.2 billion/sec
184.8
Floating-point performance
1,825 gflops
5,914 gflops
Length
7.938" (20.2 cm)
275 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
512 Bit
Memory clock speed
6.6 GB/s
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
105.6 GB/s
384 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
6.3
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.1.126
+
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
768
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
PCIe 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDMI
+
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
233 Mh/s
684 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
PowerTune
+
TrueAudio
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
Bridgeless CrossFire
+
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
VCE
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
9.97 Mh/s
27.5 Mh/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
-
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