GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon R7 260X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon R7 260X. 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 950 and Radeon R7 260X. 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.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • Radeon R7 260X has 27% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R7 260X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon R7 260X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R7 260X is 163 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than Radeon R7 260X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Radeon R7 260X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2.0
Code name GM206 Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 20 August 2015 8 October 2013
Pipelines 768 896
Core clock speed 1024 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 49.2 billion/sec 61.60
Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 7.938" (20.2 cm) 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 105.6 GB/s 104 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 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
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Eyefinity +
Design reference
DDMA audio +
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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