GeForce GTX 950 Ti | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Sat, 22 Aug 2015 14:30:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png GeForce GTX 950 Ti | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Nvidia unveils GeForce GTX 950: Decent performance at low cost https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-unveils-geforce-gtx-950-decent-performance-at-low-cost/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-unveils-geforce-gtx-950-decent-performance-at-low-cost/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:51:15 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=264314 Nvidia Corp. on Thursday introduced its second graphics card based on the GM206 graphics processing unit. The GeForce GTX 950 is the lowest-cost second-generation “Maxwell” solution that sports modern feature-set and decent performance in almost all games in full-HD (1920*1080) resolution. Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 is powered by the GM206-250 graphics processing unit with 768 …

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Nvidia Corp. on Thursday introduced its second graphics card based on the GM206 graphics processing unit. The GeForce GTX 950 is the lowest-cost second-generation “Maxwell” solution that sports modern feature-set and decent performance in almost all games in full-HD (1920*1080) resolution.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 is powered by the GM206-250 graphics processing unit with 768 stream processors, 48 texture units, 32 raster operations pipelines as well as 128-bit memory interface. Nvidia recommends to clock the graphics processor at 1024MHz/1188MHz (base/boost) frequency and set the GDDR5 memory at 6.60GHz. By default, the chip has compute performance of around 1.57TFLOPS (significantly below 2.3TFLOPS of the GeForce GTX 960), but expect makers of graphics cards to offer factory-overclocked adapters with considerably higher peak performance.

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Nvidia’s GM206 graphics processor based on the second-generation “Maxwell” architecture is a modern GPU that supports all modern technologies and application programming interfaces, including DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1, upcoming Vulkan and others. In addition, the GM206 supports all proprietary Nvidia’s technologies, such as PhysX and GameWorks effects, G-Sync dynamic display refresh, CUDA-accelerated applications and so on.

One of the unique capabilities of the GM206 is hardware-accelerated decoding and encoding of H.265 (HEVC) video, which is something that will ensure smooth playback of video in ultra-high-definition resolution, such as 4K (3840*2160). In addition, the chip fully supports HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI 2.0, which is required to playback movies on upcoming Ultra HD Blu-ray discs.

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Nvidia positions the GeForce GTX 950 for gamers, who enjoy casual, online and multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games, which do not demand extreme GPU horsepower, but benefit greatly from high-performance graphics adapters. According to Nvidia, the GeForce GTX 950 dramatically improves responsiveness in various MOBA games, including Dota 2, League of Legends and Heroes of the Storm.

“Responsiveness is king,” said Alexander “Abaxial” Haibel, head coach of Brazilian eSports team INTZ. “It’s critical for my team to game on high-performance systems which provide that.”

When designing the GeForce GTX 950, Nvidia’s target was to provide 60fps in full-HD resolution in modern games. Based on KitGuru’s review of the product, the GeForce GTX 950 does deliver comfortable frame-rates almost across the board.

“We had no problem playing our suite of new and slightly older AAA titles at a mixture of High and Ultra quality settings,” said Luke Hill, a KitGuru reviewer.

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The GeForce GTX 950 retails for $159 in the U.S. and costs starting from £129 in the U.K.

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KitGuru Says: Looks like yet another great graphics card based on the “Maxwell” architecture. It is noteworthy that the die size of the GM206 is just around 227mm², which means that it is very inexpensive to manufacture. In the future, Nvidia can comfortably slash the price of the GTX 950 in a bid to improve its sales in the entry-level segment.

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Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 Ti is still in development https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-950-ti-is-still-in-development/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-950-ti-is-still-in-development/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2015 02:20:21 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=263622 Nvidia Corp. is working on a yet another graphics card based on the GM206 graphics processor, which will fill the gap between the GeForce GTX 950 and the GeForce GTX 960. The GeForce GTX 950 Ti is in development and it is unclear when exactly it will be released, but since unofficial information about it …

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Nvidia Corp. is working on a yet another graphics card based on the GM206 graphics processor, which will fill the gap between the GeForce GTX 950 and the GeForce GTX 960. The GeForce GTX 950 Ti is in development and it is unclear when exactly it will be released, but since unofficial information about it continues to circulate, it looks like Nvidia has plans to launch it.

Hermitage Akihabara reports that Nvidia is gearing up to unveil its new GeForce GTX 950 less than a week from now, but in addition to that, the company is finalizing a more powerful solution, the GeForce GTX 950 Ti. Based on what is known about the GM206 graphics processing unit and the GeForce GTX 950, it is highly likely that the GeForce GTX 950 Ti will sport 896 stream processors and will offer performance between the GTX 950 and the GTX 960. Perhaps, select “premium” versions of the GeForce GTX 950 Ti will also get 4GB of GDDR5 memory.

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Given rather negligible difference of the GeForce GTX 960 and the GeForce GTX 950 Ti technical specifications, it is likely that in some cases the latter may even challenge the former, especially when overclocked.

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Thanks to leading-edge functionality of the GeForce GTX 950 Ti – the GM206 supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1, Vulkan and Nvidia’s proprietary technologies – the novelty has all chances to become popular among gamers with tight budgets. Moreover, the product will also be ideal for HTPC enthusiasts since it supports hardware H.265 (HEVC) encoding/decoding and is compatible with HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI 2.0, a set of technologies that will be required to playback Ultra HD Blu-ray content.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Keeping in mind Nvidia’s current market positions, the company hardly needs to release the GeForce GTX 950 Ti: the GTX 950 and the GTX 960 can satisfy demands for lower-priced and higher-performance mainstream graphics adapters. Another offering in the segment will make life harder for AMD, but will unlikely translate into significantly higher sales for Nvidia.

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Image of PNY GeForce GTX 950 hits the web https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/image-of-pny-geforce-gtx-950-hits-the-web/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/image-of-pny-geforce-gtx-950-hits-the-web/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:01:01 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=263514 The first photo of an Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 graphics card has hit the web. The new graphics adapter from PNY seems to be based on a custom design, which is compatible with compact personal computers, but not with mini-ITX small form-factor systems. The PNY GeForce GTX 950 sports dual-slot design with one fan, which …

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The first photo of an Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 graphics card has hit the web. The new graphics adapter from PNY seems to be based on a custom design, which is compatible with compact personal computers, but not with mini-ITX small form-factor systems.

The PNY GeForce GTX 950 sports dual-slot design with one fan, which features curved blades to maximize efficiency and lower noise levels, according to the image published by VideoCardz web-site. The radiator seems to be made of aluminium, which indicates that the graphics processing unit does not emit too much heat.

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 will use the GM206-250 graphics processing unit with 768 stream processors clocked at 1150MHz – 1250MHz, according to a previous report. Graphics cards based on the GeForce GTX 950 will be equipped with 2GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 6600MHz – 6750MHz, which will be connected to the chip using 128-bit memory interface.

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Maximum compute performance of Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 will be around 1.76TFLOPS, which is quite a lot. The graphics card should deliver higher performance than its predecessors – GeForce GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti – but do not expect any breakthroughs from the GTX 950 unless it is heavily overclocked.

The GM206 GPU supports all modern graphics and GPU compute technologies, including DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1 and others. For GeForce GTX 950, a key feature of the product could be support for hardware H.265 (HEVC) encoding and decoding as well as compatibility with HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI 2.0. Both technologies are required to smoothly playback movies in Ultra HD resolution and on Ultra HD Blu-ray discs.

According to media reports, Nvidia decided to postpone the release of the GeForce GTX 950 by several days. The new product will be officially unveiled on the 20th or the 21st of August, 2015.

The exact manufacturer suggested retail price of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 is unknown, but expect something like $150.

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KitGuru Says: The box of the PNY GeForce GTX 950 seems to be the least informative package ever. The only two things that can be learnt by looking at the box are the name of the GPU as well as information about PNY’s warranty. There is no data about memory, outputs and other essential details.

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Nvidia to release GeForce GTX 950 in mid-August https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-release-geforce-gtx-950-in-mid-august/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-release-geforce-gtx-950-in-mid-august/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2015 22:59:56 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=260724 Nvidia Corp. plans to release its next-generation affordable graphics adapter in mid-August, according to a media report. The solution will be powered by the GM206 graphics processing unit featuring second-generation “Maxwell” architecture and its performance will be around 25 per cent lower compared to that of the GeForce GTX 960. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 …

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Nvidia Corp. plans to release its next-generation affordable graphics adapter in mid-August, according to a media report. The solution will be powered by the GM206 graphics processing unit featuring second-generation “Maxwell” architecture and its performance will be around 25 per cent lower compared to that of the GeForce GTX 960.

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 will use the GM206 graphics processing unit with 768 stream processors clocked at 1150MHz – 1250MHz, reports Hardware Battle web-site. The GPU will reportedly feature 128-bit memory interface. Graphics cards featuring GeForce GTX 950 GPU will be equipped with 2GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 6600MHz – 6750MHz. Nvidia reportedly intends to formally roll-out the product on the 17th of August.

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The web-site reports that graphics adapters powered by the GeForce GTX 950 will have thermal design power of 90W, but reference design of the board will feature an 8-pin PCI Express power connector. The inclusion of such connector may indicate that Nvidia wants GeForce GTX 950 to feature maximum overclockability. Partners of Nvidia will likely make GeForce GTX 950-based graphics cards with one 6-pin PCIe power connector to ensure compatibility with different PCs.

Maximum compute performance of Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 will be around 1.76TFLOPS, which is quite a lot. Nonetheless, do not expect performance breakthroughs from such graphics card unless it is heavily overclocked.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 950-based graphics adapters will have recommended price of around $150.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: In fact, overclockability could be the most important “feature” of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 950. If the graphics card can be safely overclocked by 30 – 40 per cent, then competing solutions will be in trouble. 

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Nvidia reportedly slashes price of GeForce GTX 750 Ti https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-reportedly-slashes-price-of-geforce-gtx-750-ti/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-reportedly-slashes-price-of-geforce-gtx-750-ti/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:08:14 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=260558 In a bid to prepare for the launch of its upcoming GeForce GTX 950-series products, Nvidia Corp. is reportedly slashing the price of its GeForce GTX 750 Ti products. The price-cuts are not really significant, but they should help the company and its partners to clear the road for the forthcoming solutions. Hardware.fr reports that …

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In a bid to prepare for the launch of its upcoming GeForce GTX 950-series products, Nvidia Corp. is reportedly slashing the price of its GeForce GTX 750 Ti products. The price-cuts are not really significant, but they should help the company and its partners to clear the road for the forthcoming solutions.

Hardware.fr reports that Nvidia recently slashed prices of graphics cards based on its GeForce GTX 750 Ti graphics processing unit by €15 – €20. At present reference design GeForce GTX 750 Ti adapters are available for €120 – €130 in France and for around £100 – £110 in the U.K. The price-cut will make GeForce GTX 750 Ti more competitive against AMD’s Radeon R7 360 graphics board.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti graphics card is based on the code-named GM107 graphics processing unit with 640 stream processors, 40 texture units and 16 raster operations pipelines. GeForce GTX 750 Ti-powered solutions carry 1GB or 2GB of GDDR5 memory.

Nvidia is reportedly working on GeForce GTX 950-series products based on the GM206 graphics processor. Exact specifications of the upcoming graphics cards are unknown, but expect the GPU to feature 896 or 768 stream processors and higher performance compared to the GTX 750 Ti.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Looks like Nvidia is gearing up to refresh its product lineup this fall. It will be very interesting to see what the company plans to do with its GeForce GTX 960, 970 and 980 graphics adapters.

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Nvidia preps low-cost GeForce GTX 950-series graphics cards – report https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-preps-low-cost-geforce-gtx-950-series-graphics-cards-report/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-preps-low-cost-geforce-gtx-950-series-graphics-cards-report/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:52:10 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=256791 Nvidia Corp. is working on two new affordable GeForce GTX 900-series products that will replace low-cost graphics cards released last year. The new adapters will be powered by the second-generation “Maxwell” architecture and their performance is expected to be comparable to that of the GeForce GTX 960. Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 and GTX 950 Ti …

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Nvidia Corp. is working on two new affordable GeForce GTX 900-series products that will replace low-cost graphics cards released last year. The new adapters will be powered by the second-generation “Maxwell” architecture and their performance is expected to be comparable to that of the GeForce GTX 960.

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 and GTX 950 Ti graphics adapters will be based on the GM206-250 graphics processing unit, which is a cut-down version of the GM206-300, which powers Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960, according to VideoCardz. The GPU supports all modern graphics and GPU compute technologies, including DirectX 12.1, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1 and others. The GM206 supports H.265 (HEVC) encoding and decoding and thus can be used to watch movies in Ultra HD resolution and on Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. The GM206 is also fully compatible with HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI 2.0.

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Exact specifications of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 and 950 Ti graphics cards are unknown, but it is highly likely that they will have more than 640, but less than 1024 stream processors (896 and 768 SPs are likely). Since the new boards belong to the GTX family, the new adapters will feature 128-bit memory bus.

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Nvidia’s new GeForce GTX 950 and 950 Ti graphics adapters will replace the company’s GeForce GTX 750 and 750 Ti, respectively. It is logical to expect the new boards to cost less than $150.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Looks like Nvidia plans to make AMD’s life harder in the low-end of the market. The upcoming GeForce GTX 950/950 Ti will naturally compete against recently release AMD Radeon R7 360 and R7 370 cards, respectively.

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