Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GTX 1070 Ti | GeForce GTX 950 LP MSI OC v3 2GB Edition |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27% | 92% |
| Hitman 3 | 5% | 150% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 33% | 76% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 27% | 92% |
| FIFA 21 | 63% | 3% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 3% | 171% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 35% | 70% |
| The Medium | 9% | 140% |
| Genshin Impact | 27% | 92% |
| Far Cry 6 | 5% | 178% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti are massively better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 LP MSI OC v3 2GB Edition.
The GTX 1070 Ti has a 531 MHz higher core clock speed and 104 more Texture Mapping Units than the GTX 950. This results in the GTX 1070 Ti providing 192.7 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 1070 Ti has a 531 MHz higher core clock speed and 32 more Render Output Units than the GTX 950. This results in the GTX 1070 Ti providing 68.4 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The GTX 1070 Ti was released over a year more recently than the GTX 950, and so the GTX 1070 Ti is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the GTX 950.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The GTX 1070 Ti has 6144 MB more video memory than the GTX 950, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 1070 Ti also has superior memory performance overall.
The GTX 1070 Ti has 150.5 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 950, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 1070 Ti is massively better than the GTX 950.
The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti has 2304 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 950 LP MSI OC v3 2GB Edition has 768. However, the actual shader performance of the GTX 1070 Ti is 5235 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 950 is 1299. The GTX 1070 Ti having 3936 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 1070 Ti delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GTX 950.
The GTX 1070 Ti transistor size technology is 12 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 950. This means that the GTX 1070 Ti is expected to run slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 950.
The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti requires 180 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 950 LP MSI OC v3 2GB Edition requires 75 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 1070 Ti and a PSU with at least 350 Watts for the GTX 950. The GTX 1070 Ti requires 105 Watts more than the GTX 950 to run. The difference is significant enough that the GTX 1070 Ti may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the GTX 950.
| Core Speed | 1607 MHz |  | vs | 1076 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1683 MHz | | vs | 1253 MHz | |
| Architecture | Pascal P104-200-A1 | Maxwell GM206-251-A1 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs |
| Fair | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 10 Oct 2017 | | vs | 01 Mar 2016 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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vs | 9.7
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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vs | 7.7
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| 2560x1440 | 9.4
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vs | 5.6
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| 3840x2160 | 7.3
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vs | 4
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 2048 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 2002 MHz | | vs | 1653 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | 128 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256.3GB/sec | | vs | 105.8GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 2048 KB | |
vs | 1024 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | yes | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2304 | | vs | 768 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | 63% | |
| Technology | 16nm | | vs | 28nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 152 | | vs | 48 | |
| Texture Rate | 244.3 GTexel/s | | vs | 51.6 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 32 | |
| Pixel Rate | 102.8 GPixel/s | | vs | 34.4 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | 5120x3200 | |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| HDMI Connections | 2 | | vs | 1 | |
| DisplayPort Connections | 2 | | vs | 1 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 180 Watts | vs | | 75 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | vs | | 350 Watts & 23 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12.1 | | vs | | 12.1 |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | | yes | |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | - | Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz | |||
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | vs | | 8 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1600 | | vs | 1920x1080 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is a High-End Graphics Card based on the Pascal Architecture. Architecture It equips a GPU Codenamed GP104-300-A1 which is a cut-down GTX 1080 Pascal GPU and has 19 SM activated, offering 2432 Shader Processing Units, 152 TMUs and 64 ROPs. GPU The central unit runs at 1607MHz and goes up to 1683MHz in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 8GB frame buffer of Fast GDDR5 through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 2002MHz, 8GHz effective. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 180W, it requires at least a 500W PSU with one available 8-pin connector. Performance The GTX 1070 Ti is a high end performance GPU, capable of gaming at 1440p across all modern 2018 AAA games at high graphics settings and delivering 60+FPS. System Suggestions GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2560x1600. We recommend a High-End Processor and 16GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview GeForce GTX 950 LP MSI OC v3 2GB Edition is a Special Edition of NVIDIA's Fast-Middle-Class GeForce GTX 950 LP 2GB, created by MSI. Overclock: Central Unit The Central Unit is now of 1076MHz, instead of 1024MHz, while the Boost Clock achieves 1317MHz, instead of 1253MHz. Overclock: Memory Clock None. Frame Buffer Untouched. Cooling Solution Dual Fans Thermal Design: Dual fans covers more area of heatsink to take heats away more efficiently. Performance Benchmarks Indicate a 3% Performance Boost over the Reference GeForce GTX 950 LP 2GB. | |||
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| Recommended CPU | - | ||||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | - | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||