GTX 950 vs GTX 750 Ti

[ganons]

I've pretty much finished my budget gaming PC and the only component left is the video card. I was gonna go for this card http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IGQ4Z...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=19NXZ0KB4XG8HWE872QV due to it having a good power consumption over AMD cards but was told to hold out for the yet to be released (this month?) GTX 950. I'm new to PC gaming but will the GTX 950 be a better choice? I can pick up the 750 Ti for about £85.

Here are the supposed specs http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/08/18/nvidia-gtx-950-specs-leaked-ahead-of-launch

 

[ShintaiDK]

The 950 sounds like a 150$ card. it will be faster, better yada yada. But it will also cost more.

http://videocardz.com/57348/nvidia-launches-geforce-gtx-950

 

[Headfoot]

The power consumption bit is almost completely irrelevant and you shouldnt base your purchasing decision over a handful of watts. Just make sure you have a big enough power supply and buy the fastest card you can get in your price range.

That being said, the 950 is going to be a better than the 750 Ti for likely a little more money. How much more for how much more money is yet to be seen.

 

[LTC8K6]

950 will have better features and better DX12 capabilities.

If the 950 and 750ti are anywhere close in price, then this is an easy decision.

 

[tviceman]

The GTX 750 TI is about (maybe not quite) 2x faster than the GTX 650, and here is this comparison:

So it looks like it will be anywhere from 20% faster to 60% faster depending on the game.

 

[DownTheSky]

For that money you can get a 2nd hand R9 280 that would destroy any gtx 750ti or 950.

 

[ganons]

Well I built a gaming PC mainly for Dolphin emulation and maybe one or two PC games like Street Fighter 5 would be a bonus but not the goal. I have
Asus Maximus VI Impact (bought for $72 / £46)
G3258
2x4GB Hyper X Ram 1833 CL10
Be Quiet 430 PSU http://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Quiet-Pure-Power-L8-CM/dp/B005JRGVAW

The only main component left is the video card. I guess it all comes down to the price but looks like the 950 will give my PC an extra push but can my PSU handle it? The 750 Ti lower watt usage and doesnt need to be plugged in the PSU was the selling point and not to mention no cables for better cable managment in an ITX case

 

[LTC8K6]

For that money you can get a 2nd hand R9 280 that would destroy any gtx 750ti or 950.

GCN 1.0 and too much power.

If the 950 has all the features of the 960, it will be a pretty attractive card.

 

[Blitzvogel]

The GTX 750 TI is about (maybe not quite) 2x faster than the GTX 650, and here is this comparison:

So it looks like it will be anywhere from 20% faster to 60% faster depending on the game.

Why are they not comparing it to the 750? I guess Nvidia is trying to give it horrible competition or trying to sell all the 750s that are still left

 

[nvgpu]

Nvidia knows GTX 750/750 Ti owners aren't gonna upgrade anyway while GTX 650 and lower owners will be in the market for upgrading.

The same questions was asked for GTX 980, "why are they comparing to GTX 680 instead of 780/780 Ti" etc.

 

[SPBHM]

Why are they not comparing it to the 750? I guess Nvidia is trying to give it horrible competition or trying to sell all the 750s that are still left

they are trying to sell it as an upgrade, the 750 is not as much slower/older and might not justify an upgrade to the 950, I think they also compared the 980 to the 680 for example

 

[LTC8K6]

On the contrary, NV knows that DX12 and HD Video are magical things, and people will want their video cards to support this magic well.

 

[Headfoot]

The only main component left is the video card. I guess it all comes down to the price but looks like the 950 will give my PC an extra push but can my PSU handle it? The 750 Ti lower watt usage and doesnt need to be plugged in the PSU was the selling point and not to mention no cables for better cable managment in an ITX case

Dude, plugging in one cord and cable managing one cord shouldn't stop you from getting a faster video card... it'll take all of 5 seconds to plug in a 6-pin pci-e cord...

 

[happy medium]

I guess it all comes down to the price but looks like the 950 will give my PC an extra push but can my PSU handle it

Yes that psu will handle a gtx950 easily. It has a good 30 amp 12v rail and a bronze rating.
It would even handle a gtx960 or 970 with your 60 watt cpu.

from the review:
"Efficiency is also very impressive, peaking at over 88 percent in our tests.

In the real world, we tested this unit with a Core i7 3770K system, overclocked to 4.5ghz, with a HD7870 and 16GB of DDR3 memory. It was rock solid throughout a couple of days stress testing."

http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/bequiet-pure-power-l8-430w-cm-psu-review/7/

 

[ganons]

@happy medium thanks for that

Looks like its $159 http://wccftech.com/nvidia-maxwell-based-geforce-gtx-950-launched-149-priced-insane-graphics-card/

I dint think its going to be a straight conversion to UK price at £100, if it were I guess I can buy that as my original budget was £90

 

[nvgpu]

http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/introducing-the-geforce-gtx-950

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-950

It's official now.

http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/89598/en-us

http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/89602/en-us

GTX 950 launch driver.

 

[frozentundra123456]

I was looking at anand's preview. Seems the 950 will have to sell at less than the suggested 159.00. Twenty dollars more for the 960 seems like a no brainer, and if want a card with no six pin for an oem box you have to move down to the 750ti anyway.

 

[therealnickdanger]

I was looking at anand's preview. Seems the 950 will have to sell at less than the suggested 159.00. Twenty dollars more for the 960 seems like a no brainer, and if want a card with no six pin for an oem box you have to move down to the 750ti anyway.

Yeah, now that the 960 has dropped in price, this just looks like extortion. I think NVIDIA knows that as long as they can push the MOBA angle in their marketing (and reviews), they can charge whatever they want.

I was really hoping for a 750/750Ti replacement at similar price points, but no 950Ti and a vanilla 950 priced higher than the original 750Ti? Yeah, **** that.

 

[SPBHM]

yes pricing seems a little off, but overall the performance is a solid increase over the 750 Ti, and faster than the competition (370)

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-950-2GB-Review-Maxwell-MOBA

 

[ShintaiDK]

The GTX 950 looks like another winner card sales wise.

 

[nemesismk2]

i think that the Geforce GTX 950 is a winner as well

 

[NTMBK]

According to Anandtech's table, the 950 is a 90W card while 750ti is a 60W card. To be honest, I might just go with the 750ti if I were in your situation.

 

[Charlie98]

Twenty dollars more for the 960 seems like a no brainer...

That's what I'm thinking, too, unless they really rebate or discount those new 950's down, which I'm not seeing.

Stupid question... is the GTX950 platform really worthy of the (eVGA for example...) SC/SSC/FTW versions? Seems to me if you are going for a higher performing card, you would automatically go to the GTX960, etc, not a faster yet less capable GPU.

RetroEDIT:

Maybe if it was a $109-119 card then we can sing praises but today on the NV side 960 makes so much more sense and for budget gaming 950 is not worth the asking price over the 750Ti.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[RussianSensation]

i think that the Geforce GTX 950 is a winner as well

What? One thing I know that can be counted on on AT forums is how people keep defending NV's x50 series cards but gen after gen they offer the worst price/performance in NV's line-up at their MSRPs. This has been true for GTS450, GTX550, GTX650, 650Ti, 750 and 750Ti.

Let's look at the current market:

On the NV side, 950 looks like a poor value when 960 can be found for $175 with MGS. If someone is gaming on a budget, 750/750Ti have already gone as low as $50/80 US. GTX750Ti 2GB is $95 right now. In that context, 950 is a terrible value in NV's current line-up compared to 750Ti or 960.

On the AMD side, 950 looks even worse, far worse. R9 270X offers very similar performance for $130. R9 285 is 15%+ faster than an after-market 950 and costs $155. R9 280 can be had for $175, has 50% more VRAM, lifetime warranty and a free racing game. For $200, R9 280X also has 50% more VRAM and 23% more performance at 1080P, plus lifetime warranty.

But most shocking of all, an after-market R9 290 with lifetime warranty is $220 and its performance = reference 290X. It offers an astounding 70% higher performance at 1080P, and 85% at 1440P, double the VRAM and all for just 38% higher price.

I do not see how objectively 950 is any kind of winner at $159. Maybe if it was a $109-119 card then we can sing praises but today on the NV side 960 makes so much more sense and for budget gaming 950 is not worth the asking price over the 750Ti.

Even at 1600x900 the 950 still has worse price/performance compared to 750Ti/270X/960/285/290.

 

[SPBHM]

According to Anandtech's table, the 950 is a 90W card while 750ti is a 60W card. To be honest, I might just go with the 750ti if I were in your situation.

well, if he is not gaming and don't need HEVC/HDMI 2.0 I guess... but when not gaming the power usage difference is probably irrelevant anyway;
I think the extra perf is worth the extra 40W, even if the 750 ti is better perf/W

also as you can see the 270X is competitive, so when AMD launch the rebrand (370X) it will be good competition in terms of performance, but the 950 would take it easily for me because it's GM206 vs GCN 1.0