GeForce GTX 950M vs Radeon HD 5830

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 5830 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 950M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 5830 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 950M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 950M 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 GeForce GTX 950M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950M Radeon HD 5830
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 or GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5830 has 133% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950M.
  • GeForce GTX 950M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 5830 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 950M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • GeForce GTX 950M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5830 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 950M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 5830 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950M is 114 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • GeForce GTX 950M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5830 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 8−9
ultra / 1080p 8−9 5−6
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 18−20
medium / 1080p 16−18 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Radeon HD 5830.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950M Radeon HD 5830
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 2
Code name N16P-GT Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 25 February 2010
Pipelines 640 1120
Core clock speed 914 MHz 800 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 44.96 44.80
Floating-point performance 1,439 gflops 1,792.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 or 2500 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32 or 80 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.5 Mh/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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