. the 950 produces better graphics . No . The quality of the graphics depends only on the settings in game . The only difference between these two chips is the performance , and the 960 M is superior , period . The only exception would be in things like how chips from different generationsarchitectures might handle AA differently or might have support for a newer version of DX . But the 950 M and 960 M are from the same family so no such differences exist . And FWIW , I just bought that exact same Dell . IMO it really is the best option at this price point . Edit as for the difference between SSDs and HDDs , SSDs are MUCH faster but also cost a lot more per GB . I will never go back to having Windows installed on an HDD after moving to an SSD with my last build . The performance boost is HUGE . The ideal scenario would be to have an SSD for Windows , games , and other performance intensive programs , and an HDD for general storage photos , videos , music , etc . If you can fit everything into just the SSD , that ' s fine , but IMO 250 GB isn ' t quite enough . The Dell comes out on top here too , because it ' s super easy to upgrade some reviews say it ' s one of the most upgradeable laptops out there . The SSD is an M . 2 drive so you can pick up a 2 . 5 HDD for super cheap and add it yourself I ' m going to put in a 750 GB HDD from my old laptop , but new 2 . 5 HDDs are very cheap .