MSI GeForce GTX 950 Gaming 2 GB Review

Name: MSI GeForce GTX 950 Gaming 2 GB
Brand: MSI

on Aug 25th, 2015,

Manufacturer: MSI

Test System

Test System - VGA Rev. 39
Processor:	Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.2 GHz (Haswell, 8192 KB Cache)
Motherboard:	ASUS Maximus VI Hero Intel Z87
Memory:	16 GB DDR3 @ 1600 MHz 9-9-9-24
Harddisk:	WD Caviar Blue WD10EZEX 1 TB
Power Supply:	Antec HCP-1200 1200W
Software:	Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1
Drivers:	The following AMD cards use Catalyst 15.7: R9 Fury X, R9 Fury, R9 390X, R9 290X, R9 290, R9 285, R7 370. All other AMD cards use 15.5 Beta NVIDIA: 353.06 WHQL GTX 950: 355.65 Beta
Display:	Dell UP2414Q 24" 3840x2160

Benchmark scores in other reviews are only comparable when this exact same configuration is used.

All video card results are obtained on this exact system with exactly the same configuration.
All games are set to their highest quality setting unless indicated otherwise.
AA and AF are applied via in-game settings, not via the driver's control panel.

Each game is tested at these screen resolutions:

1600x900: Common resolution for most smaller flatscreens and laptops today (17" - 19").
1920x1080: Most common widescreen resolution for larger displays (22" - 26").
2560x1440: Highest possible 16:9 resolution for commonly available displays (27"-32").
3840x2160: 4K Ultra HD resolution, available on the latest high-end monitors.

R9 390X reference performance was tested by running the MSI R9 390X Gaming at reference design clocks (1050/1500)
R9 Fury reference performance was tested by running the ASUS R9 Fury Strix
R7 370 reference performance was tested by running the MSI R7 370 Gaming at reference design clocks (975 / 1400 MHz).
GTX 950 reference performance was tested by running the Gigabyte GTX 950 at reference design clocks (1024 / 1653)

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