GeForce GTX 950M vs Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge

When comparing GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.

GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950M Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 12-45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type DDR3 or GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 950M has 525% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 950M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 3−4
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 14−16
medium / 1080p 16−18 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950M Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name N16P-GT Bristol Ridge
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2015 1 June 2016
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 914 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3100 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.96
Floating-point performance 1,439 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32 or 80 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized 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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