GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs GeForce GTX 950

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 950, which has core clock speeds of 1024 MHz on the GPU, and 1652 MHz on the 2048 MB of GDDR5 RAM. It features 768 SPUs as well as 48 TAUs and 32 ROPs.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

Zcash Mining Hash Rate

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		290 Sol/s
GeForce GTX 950		155 Sol/s
	Difference: 135 (87%)

Ethereum Mining Hash Rate

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		19 Mh/s
GeForce GTX 950		10 Mh/s
	Difference: 9 (90%)

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		12185 points
GeForce GTX 950		6536 points
	Difference: 5649 (86%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 950		90 Watts
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
	Difference: 30 Watts (33%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is 86% quicker than the GeForce GTX 950 overall, because of its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 950		105728 MB/sec
	Difference: 90880 (86%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB should be a lot (about 121%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 950. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 950		49152 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 59280 (121%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB will be a lot (about 121%) better at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 950, and should be able to handle higher resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 950		32768 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 39520 (121%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card could possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.