NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 Low Power vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GM206 | G98 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GM206-251-A1 | NB9M-GS |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,940 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 228 mm² | 86 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 1st, 2016 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 900 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 159 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 76 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 700 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 10 | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1026 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1190 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1653 MHz 6.6 Gbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 580 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1450 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 105.8 GB/s | 11.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 768 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 48 | 4 |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| SMM count | 6 | — |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SMM) | — |
| Cache L2 | 1024 KB | 16 KB |
| SM count | — | 1 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 38.08 GPixel/s | 2.320 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 57.12 GTexel/s | 2.320 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1.828 TFLOPS | 23.20 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 57.12 GFLOPS (1:32) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 202 mm 8 inches | — |
| TDP | 75 W | 12 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | — |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Aug 15th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | NVS Mobile |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-I |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
