GeForce 940M vs Radeon HD 6950
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 6950, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 940M stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 940M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce 940M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 940M here:
Main Specs
GeForce 940M
Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
500 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 566% more power consumption, than GeForce 940M.
GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 940M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
GeForce 940M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6950 - in Desktops.
GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
GeForce 940M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 940M is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
14−16
ultra / 1080p
1−2
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
27−30
medium / 1080p
4−5
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 240% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
6−7
21−24
ultra / 1080p
4−5
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
16−18
45−50
medium / 1080p
6−7
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 250% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
120−130
200−210
medium / 768p
90−95
170−180
ultra / 1080p
40−45
90−95
QHD / 1440p
24−27
50−55
4K / 2160p
18−20
30−33
high / 768p
65−70
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 85% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
70−75
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
90−95
ultra / 1080p
24−27
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 72% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
3−4
16−18
ultra / 1080p
3−4
14−16
4K / 2160p
2−3
6−7
low / 720p
12−14
35−40
medium / 1080p
4−5
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 280% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
10−11
21−24
ultra / 1080p
5−6
18−20
QHD / 1440p
2−3
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
90−95
medium / 1080p
12−14
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 143% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
7−8
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
18−20
QHD / 1440p
2−3
8−9
low / 720p
20−22
45−50
medium / 1080p
9−10
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 177% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
45−50
80−85
medium / 768p
35−40
70−75
high / 1080p
6−7
27−30
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 108% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
1−2
9−10
ultra / 1080p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
6−7
27−30
medium / 1080p
3−4
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 466% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
100−110
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 24% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
low / 720p
24−27
50−55
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 64% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
24−27
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 240% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
14−16
50−55
medium / 768p
10−11
30−35
high / 1080p
5−6
16−18
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 242% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
75−80
100−105
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
30−35
high / 768p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 51% more, than GeForce 940M.
Full Specs
GeForce 940M
Radeon HD 6950
Architecture
Maxwell
TeraScale 3
Code name
N16S-GT-S/B
Cayman
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
12 March 2015
14 December 2010
Pipelines
384
1408
Core clock speed
1072 MHz
Boost Clock
1176 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
28.22
70.40
Floating-point performance
903.2 gflops
2,252.8 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
101 Mh/s
244 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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