Radeon HD 6950 [in 3 benchmarks]
Summary
AMD started Radeon HD 6950 sales 14 December 2010 at a recommended price of $299. This is a desktop graphics card based on a TeraScale 3 architecture and made with 40 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 2 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 1.25 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of .
Compatibility-wise, this is dual-slot card attached via PCIe 2.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 267 mm. Two 6-pin power connectors are required, and power consumption is at 500 Watt.
It provides poor gaming and benchmark performance at
6.73%
of a leader’s which is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.
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General info
Some basic facts about Radeon HD 6950: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance ranking | 481 | |
| Value for money | 0.78 | |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) | |
| GPU code name | Cayman | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Design | reference | |
| Release date | 14 December 2010 (12 years old) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | |
| Current price | $313 (1x MSRP) | of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB) |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Technical specs
Radeon HD 6950’s specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed.
These parameters indirectly speak of Radeon HD 6950’s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1408 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
| Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX) |
| Number of transistors | 2,640 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 500 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
| Texture fill rate | 70.40 | of 969.9 (h200 SXM5 96 GB) |
| Floating-point performance | 2,252.8 gflops | of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo) |
Size and compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Radeon HD 6950 and its compatibility with other computer components.
This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Width | 2-slot | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on Radeon HD 6950: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | of 22400 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on Radeon HD 6950.
As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| Eyefinity | 1 | |
| HDMI | + | |
| DisplayPort support | – |
Technologies
Technological solutions and APIs supported by Radeon HD 6950. You’ll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | – | |
| CrossFire | 1 | |
| Enduro | – | |
| HD3D | – | |
| PowerTune | – | |
| TrueAudio | – | |
| ZeroCore | – |
API support
APIs supported by Radeon HD 6950, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | |
| Mantle | – |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of Radeon HD 6950. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
HD 6950
6.73
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite.
It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
HD 6950
2632
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920×1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
HD 6950
3230
Unigine Heaven 4.0
This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.
Benchmark coverage: 1%
HD 6950
442
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Radeon HD 6950. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 244 Mh/s |
Gaming performance
Let’s see how good Radeon HD 6950 is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Radeon HD 6950’s performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop video cards.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2
102.67
AMD Radeon RX 550
102.38
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465
101.
93
AMD Radeon HD 6950
100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
98.22
AMD Radeon HD 6850 X2
96.29
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti
96.29
NVIDIA equivalent
According to our data, the closest NVIDIA alternative to Radeon HD 6950 is GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition, which is slower by 2% and lower by 5 positions in our ranking.
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Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon HD 6950:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
103.12
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2
102.67
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465
101.93
AMD Radeon HD 6950
100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
98.
22
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti
96.29
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950A
95.1
Similar GPUs
Here is our recommendation of several graphics cards that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
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Recommended processors
These processors are most commonly used with Radeon HD 6950 according to our statistics.
Core i5
3470
3.7%
Core i5
2500K
3%
Core i5
2400
2.
7%
Core i5
2500
2.2%
Core i7
2600
2.1%
FX
6300
1.8%
Phenom II
X6 1055T (95W)
1.4%
Phenom II
X4 965 BE (125W)
1.3%
FX
6100
1.3%
Phenom II
X6 1090T BE
1.3%
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AMD Radeon HD 6950 review
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AMD Radeon HD 6950
€133
€133
AMD Radeon HD 6950
Why is AMD Radeon HD 6950 better than the average?
- Power consumption while under peak load?
292Wvs323.6W - DVI outputs?
2vs0.69 - Multi-GPU?
4vs2.71 - Mini DisplayPort outputs?
2vs0.01 - Height?
100mmvs123.9mm
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AMD Radeon RX 550
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Asus Dual Radeon RX 580 OC 8GB
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Galax GeForce RTX 3060 1-Click OC
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
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Price comparison
| Product | Store | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB 2048SP GDDR. ..maxsun AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB 2048SP GDDR5 Computer Video Grafikkarte GPU für PC Gaming 256-Bit DirectX 12 DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort Multi Monitore Extend |
€133 | ||
| MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Z Trio 16G V1 | €519 | ||
| XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6800…XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3XDP AMD RDNA 2 | €949 | ||
| MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6650 XT 128-Bit 8 G…MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6650 XT 128-Bit 8 GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 4.0-Lüfter, FreeSync DirectX 12 VR-fähige OC-Grafikkarte (RX 6650 XT Gaming X 8G), V502-063R | €254 | ||
User reviews
Performance
GPU clock speed
800MHz
The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.
GPU turbo
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When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
pixel rate
26.9 GPixel/s
The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
floating-point performance
2.37 TFLOPS
Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.
texture rate
73.9 GTexels/s
The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
GPU memory speed
1250MHz
The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.
shading units
Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors within the graphics card that are responsible for processing different aspects of the image.
texture mapping units (TMUs)
TMUs take textures and map them to the geometry of a 3D scene. More TMUs will typically mean that texture information is processed faster.
render output units (ROPs)
The ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, writing the final pixel data to memory and carrying out other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the look of graphics.
Memory
effective memory speed
5000MHz
The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and data rate of the memory. Higher clock speeds can give increased performance in games and other apps.
maximum memory bandwidth
164GB/s
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of a graphics card. More VRAM generally allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.
GDDR version
Newer versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher transfer rates that give increased performance.
memory bus width
256bit
A wider bus width means that it can carry more data per cycle. It is an important factor of memory performance, and therefore the general performance of the graphics card.
Supports ECC memory
✖AMD Radeon HD 6950
Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.
Features
DirectX version
DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
OpenGL version
OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
OpenCL version
Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.
Supports multi-display technology
✔AMD Radeon HD 6950
The graphics card supports multi-display technology. This allows you to configure multiple monitors in order to create a more immersive gaming experience, such as having a wider field of view.
load GPU temperature
A lower load temperature means that the card produces less heat and its cooling system performs better.
supports ray tracing
✖AMD Radeon HD 6950
Ray tracing is an advanced light rendering technique that provides more realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections in games.
Supports 3D
✔AMD Radeon HD 6950
Allows you to view in 3D (if you have a 3D display and glasses).
supports DLSS
✖AMD Radeon HD 6950
DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an upscaling technology powered by AI. It allows the graphics card to render games at a lower resolution and upscale them to a higher resolution with near-native visual quality and increased performance. DLSS is only available on select games.
AMD SAM / Intel Resizable BAR
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AMD’s Smart Access Memory (SAM) and Intel’s Resizable BAR are two technologies that allow the CPU to have faster access to the graphics card, which can give a performance boost. It requires a compatible motherboard, graphics card, and CPU.
Ports
has an HDMI output
✔AMD Radeon HD 6950
Devices with a HDMI or mini HDMI port can transfer high definition video and audio to a display.
HDMI ports
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More HDMI ports mean that you can simultaneously connect numerous devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
HDMI version
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Newer versions of HDMI support higher bandwidth, which allows for higher resolutions and frame rates.
DisplayPort outputs
Allows you to connect to a display using DisplayPort.
USB-C ports
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With more USB-C ports, you are able to connect more devices/peripherals.
DVI outputs
Allows you to connect to a display using DVI.
mini DisplayPort outputs
Allows you to connect to a display using mini-DisplayPort.
Price comparison
| Product | Store | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| maxsun AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB 2048SP GDDR…maxsun AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB 2048SP GDDR5 Computer Video Grafikkarte GPU für PC Gaming 256-Bit DirectX 12 DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort Multi Monitore Extend | €133 | ||
| MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Z Trio 16G V1 | €519 | ||
XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6800. ..XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3XDP AMD RDNA 2 |
€949 | ||
| MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6650 XT 128-Bit 8 G…MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6650 XT 128-Bit 8 GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 4.0-Lüfter, FreeSync DirectX 12 VR-fähige OC-Grafikkarte (RX 6650 XT Gaming X 8G), V502-063R | €254 | ||
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Double serving from MSI. Video cards R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC and R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC
MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC
MSI R6950 Twin Frozr II/OC
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Ice and fire. HIS IceQ Turbo graphics cards based on Radeon HD 6850, HD 6950 and HD 6970
HIS HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo X (H695QNX1G2M)
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Second generation.
Review and testing of AMD Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 on the Cayman core
AMD Radeon HD 6950
Review and testing of AMD Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 on the Cayman core
Radeon HD 6950 [in 3 benchmarks]
Description
AMD started Radeon HD 6950 sales on December 14, 2010 at a suggested price of $299. This is a desktop video card based on TeraScale 3 architecture and 40 nm manufacturing process, primarily aimed at gamers. It has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory at 1.25 GHz, and coupled with a 256-bit interface, this creates bandwidth.
In terms of compatibility, this is a two-slot PCIe 2.0 x16 card. The length of the reference version is 267 mm. Two 6-pin additional power cables are required for connection, and the power consumption is 500 watts.
It provides poor performance in tests and games at the level of
6.73%
from the leader, which is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.
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General Information
Information about the type (desktop or laptop) and architecture of Radeon HD 6950, as well as when sales started and cost at that time.
| Performance ranking | 481 | |
| Value for money | ||
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010-2013) | |
| GPU | Cay man | |
| Type | Desktop | |
| Design 9 0012 | reference | |
| Release date | December 14, 2010 (12 years ago) | 9 0170 |
| Release price | $299 | |
| Now price | 313 $ (1x) | of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB) |
Value for money
Performance to price . The higher the better.
Features
Radeon HD 6950’s general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed.
They indirectly talk about the performance of the Radeon HD 6950, but for an accurate assessment it is necessary to consider the results of benchmarks and gaming tests.
| Number of stream processors | 1408 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
| Boost frequency | 800 MHz | of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX) |
| Number of transistors | 2.640 million | out of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (mobile)) |
| Process technology | 40nm | out of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
| Power Consumption (TDP) | 500 W | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) | Texturing speed | 70.40 | of 969.9 (h200 SXM5 96 GB) |
| Float performance | 2,252. 8 gflops |
of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo) |
Compatibility and dimensions
Information on Radeon HD 6950 compatibility with other computer components. Useful for example when choosing the configuration of a future computer or to upgrade an existing one. For desktop video cards, these are the interface and connection bus (compatibility with the motherboard), the physical dimensions of the video card (compatibility with the motherboard and case), additional power connectors (compatibility with the power supply).
| Bus | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
| Interface | 90 149 PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
| Length | 267 mm | Thickness | 2 slots |
| Additional power connectors | 2x 6-pin 9001 2 |
RAM
Parameters of the memory installed on Radeon HD 6950 – type, size, bus, frequency and bandwidth.
For video cards built into the processor that do not have their own memory, a shared part of the RAM is used.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | |
| Maximum memory | 901 49 2 GB | out of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory bus width | 256 bits | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) | Memory frequency | 1250 MHz | of 22400 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
Video outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on Radeon HD 6950. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference video cards, since for laptop ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model.
| Video connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| Eyefinity | 1 | |
| HDMI 9 | ||
| DisplayPort ready | – |
Technologies
Supported Radeon HD 69s are listed here50 technological solutions and APIs.
You will need this information if your graphics card is required to support specific technologies.
| AppAcceleration | – | |
| Enduro | – | |
| HD3D | – | |
| PowerTune | – | |
| TrueAudio | – | |
| ZeroCore | – |
API support
APIs supported by Radeon HD 6950, including their versions. DirectX
Benchmark tests
These are the results of Radeon HD 6950 rendering performance tests in non-gaming benchmarks.
The overall score is set from 0 to 100, where 100 corresponds to the fastest video card at the moment.
Overall benchmark performance
This is our overall performance rating. We regularly improve our algorithms, but if you find any inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in the comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
HD 6950
6.73
Passmark
This is a very common benchmark included in the Passmark PerformanceTest package. He gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation by running four separate tests for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the latter is done in 4K resolution if possible), and a few more tests using DirectCompute.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
HD 6950
2632
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests showing a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature that appears to be made of lava.
Using a resolution of 1920×1080, Fire Strike demonstrates fairly realistic graphics and is quite demanding on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
HD 6950
3230
Unigine Heaven 4.0
This is an old DirectX 11 based benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively minor differences. It depicts a medieval fantasy city spread over several floating islands. The benchmark is still occasionally used despite its significant age, and it was released back in 2013.
Benchmark coverage: 1%
HD 6950
442
Mining hashrates
Radeon HD 6950 performance in cryptocurrency mining. Usually the result is measured in mhash / s – the number of millions of solutions generated by the video card in one second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 244 Mh/s |
Radeon HD 6950 in games
FPS in popular games on the Radeon HD 6950, as well as compliance with system requirements.
Remember that the official requirements of the developers do not always match the data of real tests.
Relative capacity
Radeon HD 6950 overall performance compared to its nearest desktop counterparts.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2
102.67
AMD Radeon RX 550
102.38
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465
101.93
AMD Radeon HD 6950
100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
98.22
AMD Radeon HD 6850 X2
96.29
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti
96.29
Competitor from NVIDIA
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon HD 6950 from NVIDIA is GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition, which is slower by 2% on average and lower by 5 positions in our rating.
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Here are some of NVIDIA’s closest competitors to the Radeon HD 6950:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
103.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Rev. 2
102.67
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465
101.93
AMD Radeon HD 6950
100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
98.22
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti
96.29
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950A
95.1
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Recommended CPU s
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