ASUS has unveiled a new Geforce GTX 950 graphics card that packs quite a punch but does not actually need a PCI-Express power connector.

Based on the same design as some ASUS graphics card we have seen earlier, the new ASUS GTX 950-2G is based on the same full-height, dual-slot design with dual-fan cooler.

While we already knew that Nvidia's GM206 GPU is very efficient, the new ASUS GTX 950 is the first one that does not need a 6-pin PCI-Express power connector, which means that ASUS managed to drop the TDP down from reference 90W to 75W, which is as much as the PCI-Express slot can supply.

In case you missed it earlier, the GM206 GPU packs 786 CUDA cores, 64 TMUs and 32 ROPs and the GTX 950 usually comes with 2GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 6.6GHz. While the reference GTX 950 works at 1024MHz for the GPU base and 1188MHz for the GPU Boost clocks, ASUS also managed to slightly raise those, hitting 1051MHz for the GPU base while GPU Boost clock remained at 1188MHz.

ASUS also included a two other "overclocking" profiles, "OC Mode" and "Gaming Mode", which push the GPU clocks to 1026MHz for the GPU base and 1190MHz for the GPU boost in the Gaming mode and up to 1051MHz for the OC mode.

While this is hardly a new graphics card, it might be perfect for those looking to make a decent living room PC and want enough GPU power for casual gaming. On the other hand, we would certainly like to see a low-profile version, which could be perfect for HTPC system.

Unfortunately, ASUS did not reveal any details regarding the price or the availability date.







Source: Techpowerup.com.