GeForce GTX 950 vs GeForce RTX 2060 Super

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 2060 Super, which comes with GPU clock speed of 1470 MHz, and 8192 MB of GDDR6 memory running at 1750 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 2176 SPUs, 136 TAUs, and 64 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 950		90 Watts
GeForce RTX 2060 Super		175 Watts
	Difference: 85 Watts (94%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce RTX 2060 Super should be 334% faster than the GeForce GTX 950 in general, because of its greater data rate. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		458752 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 950		105728 MB/sec
	Difference: 353024 (334%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super should be quite a bit (approximately 307%) better at AF than the GeForce GTX 950. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		199920 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 950		49152 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 150768 (307%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 2060 Super is a better choice, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		94080 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 950		32768 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 61312 (187%)

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: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in one second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

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