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GeForce GTX 950
FOLDING@HOME PPD PERFORMANCE

GPU profile

Performance snapshot

Current averages, ranks, sample depth, and data freshness.

Folding@Home identifier GM206 [GeForce GTX 950] 1572
High confidence
Most recent sample Aug 2, 2026 Most recent update seen for this GPU profile.
All-OS average
260,763
Average PPD from submitted samples
Linux average
264,772
Linux-only samples
Windows average
260,759
Windows-only samples
Work unit samples
29,243
All-time profile volume
Overall rank
#266
441 GPUs tracked
Brand rank
#202
294 Nvidia GPUs
Sampled performance breakdown

Folding Statistics GM206 [GeForce GTX 950] 1572 - Nvidia

DATA SAMPLES INFO
Filter applied, PPD samples all time
AVERAGE FOLDING PERFORMANCE
Based on ALL available PPD samples by filter
WORK UNIT PPD RECORDS
All Time
OS FILTER SAMPLES PPD WU Per 24hrs Time Per WU Points Per WU BEST PPD WORST PPD
All OS AVG 29,243 260,763 2.25 10 hrs 39 mins 115,719 605,327 15,587
Linux 33 264,772 3.87 6 hrs 12 mins 68,448 605,327 64,288
Windows 29,210 260,759 2.25 10 hrs 39 mins 115,773 517,297 15,587
Track this hardware live

Profile your GeForce GTX 950 in our V8 Web Client

Launch the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client to monitor live work-unit activity, compare your machine with community benchmarks, and contribute real samples that keep public rankings and hardware insights current for the Folding@Home community.

First and most recent work-unit sample contributors
Sample Folder Team Platform Seen
Most recent WU sample cjdell NixOS Linux GPU 1 year ago
First seen Anonymous Folder Team not recorded Windows GPU 5 years ago
Recent GPU performance

12-week performance at a glance

Use the range, net change, and latest average as a quick signal—not a final judgment on the GPU.

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How to read this
  • Weekly movement can reflect project mix, available work units, drivers, or operating systems rather than a lasting hardware change.
  • Use the detailed chart to compare operating systems and work-unit availability across the full period.
Latest weekly average
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Recent Work Unit Performance - GeForce GTX 950

Average PPD is impacted by the types of research work units being done as they return different amounts of points and take different amounts of time.

The following shows the work unit allocation of research causes to better understand changes in PPD over time for the GeForce GTX 950.

No work unit data recorded for the GeForce GTX 950 in the past 12 weeks.

Data is provided in legacy mode until new work units are folded using our web client.

Recent Work Unit Performance Clusters - GeForce GTX 950

The following visualization illustrates the PPD / Credit allocation of work units across different research causes, providing insight into how PPD varies by work unit PPD samples for the GeForce GTX 950.

This analysis helps better understand the relationship between research causes and PPD/Credit, highlighting any performance trends as clusters or anomalies as outliers.

Project work-unit sample cluster chart.
Power and cost planning

GeForce GTX 950 kWh POWER CONSUMPTION & COST

Power consumption information for the GeForce GTX 950 is based on an average wattage taken from vendor information for the lowest and highest power draws for the GPU under Folding@Home compute loads.

Wattage information is only for the GPU and does not include the host computer's power usage.

$ / kWh

Default estimates are rendered at $0.10 per kWh. Your saved browser rate will update the cost columns across GPU profile pages.

Current GPU power consumption snapshot

GPU Power Draw
Watts - TDP
Daily Power Usage
kWh
Points per
kWh
Daily Cost at $0.10
per kWh
Power Cost
per 1m Points
75 W 1.80 kWh 146,152 $0.18 $0.684

GeForce GTX 950 COMPUTE VS kWH USAGE DAY, MONTH, WEEK & YEAR

Folding@Home compute projections for the GeForce GTX 950 can be used to help inform long-term point goals and related costs based on 24/7 usage.

Duration Nickname Points
Average
Work Units
Average
Power Usage
kWh
Power Cost
at $0.10 per kWh
Day PPD 263,073 3.53 1.80 kWh $0.18
Week PPW 1,841,511 24.72 12.60 kWh $1.26
Month PPM 8,001,803 107.44 54.75 kWh $5.48
Year PPY 96,021,645 1289.23 657.00 kWh $65.70
Reading the averages

Why your PPD may differ

PPD is a guide, not a fixed result. Daily output changes with the work-unit mix, including project, points, atom count, and deadline, as well as system conditions such as OS, drivers, clocks, thermals, and power limits.

Compare the five highest and lowest sampled project averages for GeForce GTX 950 using community samples collected through the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client.

Highest sampled PPD

PPD
Rank
Project
ID
Cause
Research
PPD
Average
Points WU
Average
WUs Day
Average
WU Time
Average
119600Protein-Dynamics-Modeling381,71338,05810.032 hrs 24 mins
212424alzheimers370,974107,6333.456 hrs 58 mins
317258covid-19348,619199,1001.7513 hrs 42 mins
417257covid-19345,081197,2291.7513 hrs 43 mins
513449covid-19333,39412,81726.010 hrs 55 mins

Lowest sampled PPD

PPD
Rank
Project
ID
Cause
Research
PPD
Average
Points WU
Average
WUs Day
Average
WU Time
Average
117908cancer165,43818,9928.712 hrs 45 mins
216469cancer185,75032,0355.804 hrs 8 mins
316468cancer185,82431,9565.814 hrs 8 mins
416488cancer186,73442,7034.375 hrs 29 mins
516467cancer186,79132,1515.814 hrs 8 mins