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JL37 Oct 28, 2017 @ 8:37am

Desktop equivalent of a GTX 950m?

What are the desktop equivalent of a GTX 950m?

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TehSpoopyKitteh Oct 28, 2017 @ 8:41am

The desktop equivalent is the NVIDIA GTX950. If you are using a laptop, you are stuck with the GPU chip inside it.

Cathulhu Oct 28, 2017 @ 8:41am

About on par with a GTX 460
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-950M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-460/m27713vs2167

Originally posted by 🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:
The desktop equivalent is the NVIDIA GTX950. If you are using a laptop, you are stuck with the GPU chip inside it.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-950M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-950/m27713vs3510
Wrong, the desktop 950 is almost twice as fast.

Last edited by Cathulhu; Oct 28, 2017 @ 8:42am

JL37 Oct 28, 2017 @ 8:42am

Originally posted by 🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:
The desktop equivalent is the NVIDIA GTX950. If you are using a laptop, you are stuck with the GPU chip inside it.

Err whut... The GTX 950m has a significantly slower performance as compared to the GTX 950

Originally posted by Cathulhu:
About on par with a GTX 460
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-950M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-460/m27713vs2167

Originally posted by 🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:
The desktop equivalent is the NVIDIA GTX950. If you are using a laptop, you are stuck with the GPU chip inside it.
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-950M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-950/m27713vs3510
Wrong, the desktop 950 is almost twice as fast.

Oooooo... Since I have a GTX 460( Technically), how did I managed to scrape 30 fps on a heavily unoptimised game( Batman Arkham Knight) lol

Last edited by rotNdude; Oct 28, 2017 @ 1:47pm

Monk Oct 28, 2017 @ 8:49am

Yeah just ignore Edmund for the most part, in regards to equivalent performance I'd say a 660 perhaps on a good day, probably closer to a 560, the problem is the mobile versions are wayyy less Powerful prior to the 10 series when they finally got full fat gpu's in mobile.
Add to that, the problem that the 950 s not really a gaming GPU so the mobile version is already based on a weak GPU as it is, means you need to go back several generations to get equivalent performance.

Cathulhu Oct 28, 2017 @ 8:52am

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-950M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-560/m27713vs3155
560 is a good fit, i give you that.
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-950M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-660/m27713vs2162
On par with a 660? Not even remotely.

JL37 Oct 28, 2017 @ 8:55am

Originally posted by Monk:
Yeah just ignore Edmund for the most part, in regards to equivalent performance I'd say a 660 perhaps on a good day, probably closer to a 560, the problem is the mobile versions are wayyy less Powerful prior to the 10 series when they finally got full fat gpu's in mobile.
Add to that, the problem that the 950 s not really a gaming GPU so the mobile version is already based on a weak GPU as it is, means you need to go back several generations to get equivalent performance.

Ohhh I see....

Last edited by JL37; Oct 28, 2017 @ 8:56am

Monk Oct 28, 2017 @ 8:59am

I did say on a good day and it would be closer to a 560, I wasn't far off given I was going off estimated performance based on knowledge not actual numbers hehe, guess I overestimated the 950 a bit with the 660, atleast I was pretty accurate with it trading blows with the 560, which is a tweaked 460 really.

JL37 Oct 28, 2017 @ 9:09am

Originally posted by Monk:
I did say on a good day and it would be closer to a 560, I wasn't far off given I was going off estimated performance based on knowledge not actual numbers hehe, guess I overestimated the 950 a bit with the 660, atleast I was pretty accurate with it trading blows with the 560, which is a tweaked 460 really.

Oh... Do you think I can run any modern games such as the evil within 2, hellblade or maybe wolfenstein?

Monk Oct 28, 2017 @ 9:20am

As I suggest to anyone on borderline or low end kit buy it on steam and try it, you have 2 hours of playtime in which you can ask for a refund.
Sure, you'll be able to play them, but how good the experience is what really needs to be asked, if you don't mind low and 30fps I suspect you'll be fine, just about.

Cathulhu Oct 28, 2017 @ 10:19am

Originally posted by JL37:
Originally posted by Monk:
I did say on a good day and it would be closer to a 560, I wasn't far off given I was going off estimated performance based on knowledge not actual numbers hehe, guess I overestimated the 950 a bit with the 660, atleast I was pretty accurate with it trading blows with the 560, which is a tweaked 460 really.
Oh... Do you think I can run any modern games such as the evil within 2, hellblade or maybe wolfenstein?

Not at playable speed.

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TehSpoopyKitteh Oct 28, 2017 @ 12:25pm

Originally posted by Cathulhu:
About on par with a GTX 460
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-950M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-460/m27713vs2167

Originally posted by 🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:
The desktop equivalent is the NVIDIA GTX950. If you are using a laptop, you are stuck with the GPU chip inside it.
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-950M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-950/m27713vs3510
Wrong, the desktop 950 is almost twice as fast.

Wrong...though they are not the same chip family....The 900 series is a different architecture family than the 900M series. The 950M is based on the GTX750 but provided similar performance.

Last edited by TehSpoopyKitteh; Oct 28, 2017 @ 12:39pm

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Bad 💀 Motha Oct 28, 2017 @ 1:43pm

No, GTX 950M is very weak, only about on-par with performance from something like GT-730 or GTS-450 at best. It is very weak.

GTX 970M is only as good as maybe GTX 950 series, so keep that in mind.

Now if you were to get a Laptop with i5 or i7 MQ/HQ varient + GTX 10xx series GPU, these newer Mobile GPUs are the same performance as the Desktop variant. Where as previous gen mobile GPUs were highly cut-down versions, no where near the Desktop version by the same model name.

Last edited by Bad 💀 Motha; Oct 28, 2017 @ 1:44pm

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Monk Oct 28, 2017 @ 1:48pm

Originally posted by 🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:
Originally posted by Cathulhu:
About on par with a GTX 460
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-950M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-460/m27713vs2167

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-950M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-950/m27713vs3510
Wrong, the desktop 950 is almost twice as fast.
Wrong...though they are not the same chip family....The 900 series is a different architecture family than the 900M series. The 950M is based on the GTX750 but provided similar performance.

... did you just call yourself out for being wrong ? hehe

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Big Boom Boom Oct 28, 2017 @ 2:53pm

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:
No, GTX 950M is very weak, only about on-par with performance from something like GT-730 or GTS-450 at best. It is very weak.

GTX 970M is only as good as maybe GTX 950 series, so keep that in mind.

Now if you were to get a Laptop with i5 or i7 MQ/HQ varient + GTX 10xx series GPU, these newer Mobile GPUs are the same performance as the Desktop variant. Where as previous gen mobile GPUs were highly cut-down versions, no where near the Desktop version by the same model name.

GTX 970M is probably around GTX 960 level, with the GTX 980M in between 960 and 970. GTX 980M is equal to GTX 780, whereas GTX 960 is only 15% faster than the 760 and nowhere near 780. GTX 970 is roughly equal to 780 Ti.

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Bad 💀 Motha Oct 28, 2017 @ 3:51pm

But yea, GTX 950M is very weak. Hardly much better than Intel GPUs.
GTX 1050 Mobile is a huge step up.

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