Asus STRIX Gaming GTX 950 2GB DC2 OC Review

We measure the amount of power drawn from the wall by the entire test system. Our Core i7-5960X CPU is heavily overclocked and has a large bearing on the power draw readings when it is heavily loaded in GTA V. The important information is the difference in power draw levels between each card.

Power draw for the GTX 950 is low. Using a heavily-overclocked Core i7 5960X CPU (which would never be paired with this kind of GPU), the system power draw remained below 300W when playing GTA V.

Applying a GPU-only load by running Furmark still saw power consumption remain below the 300W mark. As the TDP values, product hierarchy, and GPU architecture would suggest, the GTX 950 sits between the GTX 750 Ti and GTX 960 in terms of power usage.

Asus' factory-overclocked model is more towards the energy usage level of a factory-overclocked GTX 960 than a sped-up GTX 750 Ti. With fairly modest power draw, the GTX 950 should be comfortable inside a decent SFF chassis without major throttling concerns.

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