Review: Asus GeForce GTX 950 Strix Direct CU II OC

Conclusion

The introduction of the GeForce GTX 950 plugs an obvious hole in Nvidia's current mainstream graphics line-up.

Based on the same architecture presently available on the GTX 960, known as GM206, Nvidia uses the tried and trusted technique of disabling parts of the core in order to engineer a lower price point.

That price point is an attractive $159 (£130), and the second-generation Maxwell's core has enough chutzpah to mete out very solid gaming credentials at the 1080p resolution most gamers use. GTX 950, then, strikes an enviable chord between price, performance and efficiency.

Asus runs with the GTX 950 via its well-thought-out Strix OC card that for a small premium offers about 10 per cent more performance than the most basic variants soon to be on the market. There's a lot to like, from whisper-quiet operation to scaling high enough to trouble the very best GPUs of a few years ago.

As much as we like to see companies push the envelope with GPUs such as the GTX 980 Ti and Fury X, the bread and butter is in the mainstream market that caters for gamers who enjoy their thrills and spills at a 1080p resolution. If that's you then the Asus GeForce GTX 950 Strix Direct CU II OC is a good fit.

Asus GeForce GTX 950 Strix Direct CU II OC

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