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    GeForce GTX 950 vs GeForce GTX 980M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950 and GeForce GTX 980M, 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 GeForce GTX 980M, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 950 Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 980M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M here:

    GeForce GTX 980M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 950 GeForce GTX 980M
    Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
    Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 950 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 980M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 980M has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 950.
    • GeForce GTX 950 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 980M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 950 and GeForce GTX 980M are build with Maxwell architecture.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 14 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.
    • GeForce GTX 950 and GeForce GTX 980M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 2494 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 18−20
    4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
    low / 720p 60−65 60−65
    medium / 1080p 40−45 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 950.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 950 GeForce GTX 980M
    Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
    Code name GM206 GM204
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 20 August 2015 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 768 1536
    Core clock speed 1024 MHz 1038 MHz
    Boost Clock 1188 MHz 1127 MHz
    Transistor count 2,940 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 49.2 billion/sec 51.84
    Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops 3,462 gflops
    Length 7.938" (20.2 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 105.6 GB/s 160 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support + +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 768 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 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 383 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 9.97 Mh/s
    GameStream + +
    GeForce ShadowPlay + +
    GPU Boost 2.0 2.0
    GameWorks + +
    BatteryBoost +
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