GeForce GT 735M vs Radeon HD 6950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 735M 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 GT 735M stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 735M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 735M 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 GT 735M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP) 33 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 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6950 has 1415% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 735M.
  • GeForce GT 735M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 735M and Radeon HD 6950 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GT 735M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6950 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 735M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
  • GeForce GT 735M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 735M is 550 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 14−16
ultra / 1080p 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 1−2 27−30
medium / 1080p 0−1 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than GeForce GT 735M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Radeon HD 6950
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 3
Code name N14M-LP Cayman
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 April 2013 14 December 2010
Pipelines 384 1408
Core clock speed 575 MHz
Boost Clock 889 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 70.40
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops 2,252.8 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 39 Mh/s 244 Mh/s
Standard memory configuration DDR3
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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