NVIDIA GTX 950 SLI Graphics Card Review

Final Thoughts

Well, I wasn’t expecting that! I always thought that the GTX 970 was the SLI GTX 960 equivalent, however, these two cards have proven that they can be a worthy match at a very similar price. Alone, these cards cost under £140 which is a great price and also within touching distance for younger enthusiasts. This means that a budget builder can build a gaming computer with GTX 970 over a few months for a lower outlay; a much easier and more attainable option.

The performance shown by these two cards was amazing. Okay it’s not GTX 980Ti level, but for the price you really can’t complain. Being able to achieve over 60FPS in most games with two budget cards is awesome, but to achieve it at 1440p is even more impressive.

To compare these cards to a single card is actually really easy, they match up almost point for point with the GTX 970. When you consider that the 970 starts at £250, for some that is a lot of money to spend in one go. Two GTX 950’s make for a better option to purchase over a few months and still have a usable computer. However, some will see that as pointless you are paying more to have the same amount of power, but what they need to see is that some cannot afford the outlay of £250 straight up.

With the progression to higher resolutions and more demanding games, I don’t see why manufacturers still produce 2GB cards. 4GB should be the new minimum with the push for 6GB and 8GB in the more premium options.

Pros

• Extremely competitive price vs performance ratio
• Silent operation at low load levels
• Upgradable performance from just one card

Cons

• 2GB VRAM starts to limit this configuration in some 1440p applications

“The GTX 950 is the card of the people, strap two together and endlessly game 1440p with ease.”

Thank you to MSI and Inno3D for providing us with the review samples.