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Nvidia introduces an affordable 3D graphics card aimed at MOBA gamers

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Nvidia is announcing a new graphics chip today called the GeForce GTX 950, the most affordable yet to use the advanced Maxwell graphics architecture.

The new chip supports the DirectX 12 applications programming interface, which makes more advanced and realistic games possible. The mid-range chip is considered ideal for PC gamers who play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games, such as Dota 2, League of Legends, and Heroes of the Storm.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.