GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon RX Vega 5

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon RX Vega 5 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 950 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX Vega 5 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX Vega 5 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega 5 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 Radeon RX Vega 5 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Radeon RX Vega 5
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 950 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 5 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 5 - with Vega.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 5 - by 7 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 2−3
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 27−30
medium / 1080p 40−45 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Radeon RX Vega 5
Architecture Maxwell Vega
Code name GM206 Vega
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 20 August 2015 7 January 2020
Pipelines 768 320
Core clock speed 1024 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz 1400 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 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
Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s
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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