ASUS launches GTX950mini SFF with no power connector

[LTC8K6]

Mini ITX builders take note:

http://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/MINI-GTX950-2G/overview/

 

[SithSolo1]

Would have been nicer if it were single slot but I don't know if thats feasible with the GTX950.

Edit: I don't see an additional power plug, thats a bonus

 

[nvgpu]

No PCIe power connector, so it's fully powered by the PCie slot, 75W.

 

[poofyhairguy]

My 750 ti that is the same size is so damn loud. I can't imagine what a GTX 950 that size would sound like.

 

[LTC8K6]

My 750 ti that is the same size is so damn loud. I can't imagine what a GTX 950 that size would sound like.

"20% Cooler and Vastly Quieter with exclusive Mini thermal solution."

It also has the "cooltech" fan design.

 

[LTC8K6]

950 die size is bigger than 750, so it may be easier to cool?

227mm2 vs 148mm2

 

[poofyhairguy]

950 die size is bigger than 750, so it may be easier to cool?

227mm2 vs 148mm2

Good point.

 

[crisium]

It's insane how efficient Maxwell is that this is possible. And this is a quite a good boost over the 750 Ti performance. To have a no pin card just one node later that probably is faster than the last node's top tier card, is remarkable. This surely beats the GTX 580 in modern games, and depending on GCN/Kepler game bias often trades blows with this same node's original princes of performance, the Radeon 7950 and GTX 670.

 

[Blue_Max]

Misread the title in hopes of a low-profile variant:

 

[Zodiark1593]

It's insane how efficient Maxwell is that this is possible. And this is a quite a good boost over the 750 Ti performance. To have a no pin card just one node later that probably is faster than the last node's top tier card, is remarkable. This surely beats the GTX 580 in modern games, and depending on GCN/Kepler game bias often trades blows with this same node's original princes of performance, the Radeon 7950 and GTX 670.

Ehh, a 7950 is a bit of a stretch even with a fully enabled 1500 MHz GM206 in newer AAA releases. In many indie games though, it seems to be much more competitive, probably in part due to a more forgiving pixel fill rate and poly rate.

 

[crisium]

Factory OC 950 ties a 7950 (likely originally super slow 800Mhz version) in a Frostbite game:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_gtx_950_strix_review,18.html

As as I said, it depends on the game but it can easily trade blows. Of course any sensible 7950 owner is running a 30% overclock. Or 40%. Or 50%. Or 60%. Man, that card may be the all-time OC champ.