NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 vs AMD Radeon HD 7790

What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 and AMD Radeon HD 7790. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GM206GPU NameBonaire
GM206-250-A1Model numberBonaire XT
(215-0839039)
Maxwell 2.0ArchitectureGCN 2.0
TSMCFoundryTSMC
28 nmProcess Size28 nm
2,940 millionTransistors2,080 million
228 mm²Die Size160 mm²

Graphics Card

Aug 20th, 2015Release DateMar 22nd, 2013
GeForce 900FamilySouthern Islands
(HD 7700)
ActiveProductionEnd-of-life
159 USDLaunch Price149 USD
GeForce 700PredecessorNorthern Islands
PCIe 3.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

2 GBMemory Size1024 MB
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5
128 bitMemory Bus128 bit
105.8 GB/sBandwidth96.00 GB/s

Performance

38.02 GPixel/sPixel fillrate16.00 GPixel/s
57.02 GTexel/sTexture fillrate56.00 GTexel/s
1.825 TFLOPSFP32 (float) performance1.792 TFLOPS
57.02 GFLOPS (1:32)FP64 (double) performance112.0 GFLOPS (1:16)

Clock Speeds

1653 MHz
6.6 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1500 MHz
6 Gbps effective

Render Config

768Shading Units896
48TMUs56
32ROPs16
48 KB (per SMM)L1 Cache16 KB (per CU)
1024 KBL2 Cache256 KB

Board Design

Dual-slotSlot WidthDual-slot
202 mm
8 inches
Length183 mm
7.2 inches
90 WThermal design power (TDP)85 W
250 WSuggested PSU250 W
1x DVI
1x HDMI
3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors1x DVI
1x HDMI
2x mini-DisplayPort
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin

API support

12 (12_1)DirectX12 (12_0)
4.6OpenGL4.6
3.0OpenCL2.0
1.1Vulkan1.2
6.4Shader Model6.3