Gtx 950 vs 1050: benchmark issue

[trlau19]

I should first explain that my pc is not currently working. I bought a gtx 1050, but it would never work, or even register the card's presence. I have a friend who's working on fixing it who told me that the motherboard doesn't allow enough energy from the psu into the card, so he and i are planning on selling the 1050 and getting a gtx 950, which should work. When I checked online, I noticed that the 950 actually has a higher benchmark, but all the videos and reviews I see say it's vastly inferior. Can somebody explain why, and if getting a 950 is the right choice?
Thank you, i'm relatively new in the pc building world and appreciate your help.

 

[Gam3r01]

The 950 is going to draw the same power as the 1050. What motherboard and PSU do you have?

 

[trlau19]

the gpu power draw isn't the problem, the motherboard is an Asus P8H6. As I said, I don't know enough to actually locate the problem, but i was told that the on-board doesn't allow above a certain amount of power through to the card. Instead of buying a new board and cpu, its much cheaper to get a gpu that follows this motherboard limitation.

motherboard link
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-P8H61-M-LX-LGA-1155-Socket-H2-Intel-H61-DDR3-Motherboard-i3-i5-i7/332285923708?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

 

[trlau19]

my main concern though is that the 950 doesn't limit any future gaming or overall performance.

 

[huntlong]

There’s no reason that a 950 should work where a 1050 would not. But if that is some how the case they are very very similar in performance and both are very lacking in VRAM. If your PSU has an extra PCIE connector go for a used 960 over a new 1050.