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Posted by: on: 08/20/2015 02:48 PM [
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We review the MSI GeForce GTX 950 Gaming (in SLI as well), this entry-level to mainstream graphics card is armed with a GM206 Maxwell generation graphics processor from Nvidia. The product performs quite well in the 1080P area. Also the MSI card offers a nice factory tweaks and combined with AfterBurner we took the GPU towards 1575 MHz ! Let's check it out, shall we?
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Loophole35
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Posted on: 08/20/2015 04:36 PM
Really a step backwards for Nvidia with this card. I thought it's 2015 and we will finally begin removing these additional power connectors from the GPUs. I guess I was fooled by GTX750Ti. At least im not feeling bad for not waiting for the GTX950. If anyone wants to buy GTX950 should really just get GTX960.
Will see what happens with Pascal now.
960 is not worth the premium over this card the performance difference is around 10%.
Also there will be versions of this card with no external power needed acording to Nvidia. Wait to see the sff versions.
Really a step backwards for Nvidia with this card. I thought it's 2015 and we will finally begin removing these additional power connectors from the GPUs. I guess I was fooled by GTX750Ti. At least im not feeling bad for not waiting for the GTX950. If anyone wants to buy GTX950 should really just get GTX960.
Will see what happens with Pascal now.
960 is not worth the premium over this card the performance difference is around 10%.
Also there will be versions of this card with no external power needed acording to Nvidia. Wait to see the sff versions.
NomadAssassin
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Posts: 540
Posted on: 08/20/2015 04:37 PM
That's not how things work. It's like saying 3.0Ghz quad core AMD from 2009 with 4MB cache is as powerful as 3.0Ghz 4mb i3 Haswell from 2014.
In 1998 the Rivia 128 was released with 128bit memory bus, seventeen years later the Geforce 950 is released.... with 128bit bus? Really can't we move away from this?
That's not how things work. It's like saying 3.0Ghz quad core AMD from 2009 with 4MB cache is as powerful as 3.0Ghz 4mb i3 Haswell from 2014.
mcfart
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Posted on: 08/20/2015 06:15 PM
960 is not worth the premium over this card the performance difference is around 10%.
Also there will be versions of this card with no external power needed acording to Nvidia. Wait to see the sff versions.
This. If anything, the GTX 950 obsoletes the 960 and R9 270x (until they get price drops)
Since the 960 has 128bit 2GB as well, there's literally no reason to spent ~$100 more for 5 extra FPS. If you're buying a 2GB card, you might as well buy cheap, because it will need to be replaced in the next couple of years.
Also the GTX 950 is a SUBSTANTIAL improvement over the last card in its price range (GTX 750TI).
I'd wait for a slight price decrease or sale, but the 950 is pretty decent for budget shoppers.
960 is not worth the premium over this card the performance difference is around 10%.
Also there will be versions of this card with no external power needed acording to Nvidia. Wait to see the sff versions.
This. If anything, the GTX 950 obsoletes the 960 and R9 270x (until they get price drops)
Since the 960 has 128bit 2GB as well, there's literally no reason to spent ~$100 more for 5 extra FPS. If you're buying a 2GB card, you might as well buy cheap, because it will need to be replaced in the next couple of years.
Also the GTX 950 is a SUBSTANTIAL improvement over the last card in its price range (GTX 750TI).
I'd wait for a slight price decrease or sale, but the 950 is pretty decent for budget shoppers.
CalculuS
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Posted on: 08/20/2015 06:18 PM
The GTX 260 was 448-bit.
The GTX 8800 was 384-bit
Resolution has stayed the same while GPU's advance, bigger memory bus on entry level cards is stupid anyway.
In 1998 the Rivia 128 was released with 128bit memory bus, seventeen years later the Geforce 950 is released.... with 128bit bus? Really can't we move away from this?
The GTX 260 was 448-bit.
The GTX 8800 was 384-bit
Resolution has stayed the same while GPU's advance, bigger memory bus on entry level cards is stupid anyway.
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Really a step backwards for Nvidia with this card. I thought it's 2015 and we will finally begin removing these additional power connectors from the GPUs. I guess I was fooled by GTX750Ti. At least im not feeling bad for not waiting for the GTX950. If anyone wants to buy GTX950 should really just get GTX960.
Will see what happens with Pascal now.