GeForce GTX 950A vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 7870 XT. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 7870 XT. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 950A
Radeon HD 7870 XT

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950A Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 185 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
 
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 146% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950A.
  • GeForce GTX 950A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 7870 XT have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 950A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950A is 68 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 7870 XT are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 3998 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950A Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM107 Tahiti
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 March 2015 19 November 2012
Pipelines 640 1536
Core clock speed 993 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 975 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.96 93.60
Floating-point performance 1,271 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.03 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
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