10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 12 requirement.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 950 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 950 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition in your PC? We think this GeForce GTX 950 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition has around 6-12 months until an upgrade should be considered.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 950 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition? A suitable upgrade choice for the GeForce GTX 950 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition is the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 4GB, which is 88% more powerful and can run 616 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements. Alternatively a suitable upgrade choice for the GeForce GTX 950 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition is the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5300, which is 55% more powerful and can run 309 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements.

FPS System Benchmark

Game

Red Dead Redemption 2

The GeForce GTX 950 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition was released on 20 Aug 2015

Nvidia PC game performance check GeForce GTX 950 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition

GPU

Architecture

Maxwell GM206-250

Process

28nm

TMUs

Texture Rate

65 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

43 GPixel/s

Shader Processing Units
(CUDA Cores)

Ray Tracing

Tensor Cores

Release Price

$169

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 12.1

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.5

Resolution (WxH)

5120 x 3200

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

2048MB

Memory Speed

1653MHz

Memory Bus

128bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

105.8GB/sec

L2 Cache

1024

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

1140 MHz

Boost Clock

1355 MHz

Power

Max Power

150 Watts

PSU

350 Watt & 23 Amps

Power Connector

1x 6-pin

Recommended Hardware

Best CPU Match

Core i5-4460 3.2GHz

Best RAM Match

8 GB

Best Resolution

1920 x 1080

GPU Upgrade

GD Official

GD RATING

Approved

GeForce GTX 950 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
GeForce GTX 950 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition is a Special Edition of NVIDIA's Fast-Middle-Class GeForce GTX 950 2GB, created by Asus.

Overclock: Central Unit
The Central Unit is now of 1140MHz, instead of 1024MHz, while the Boost Clock achieves 1355MHz, instead of 1188MHz.

Overclock: Memory Clock
None.

Frame Buffer
Untouched.

Cooling Solution
DirectCU II with 10mm Heatpipe: Exclusive DirectCU II cooling technology outperforms reference designs with an exclusive 10mm heatpipe that transports 40% more heat away from the GPU — a first for the industry! The design also includes 2.8X-larger heat-dissipation: this means performance that's 20% cooler three-times (3X) quieter than reference for ultra-stable hardcore gaming with very low noise.

Performance
Benchmarks Indicate a 5% Performance Boost over the Reference GeForce GTX 950 2GB.

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Variants

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