GeForce GT 745A vs Radeon HD 6950M

In this comparison between GeForce GT 745A and Radeon HD 6950M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GT 745A will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6950M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 6950M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6950M 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 Radeon HD 6950M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 745A Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 6950M has 51% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 745A.
  • GeForce GT 745A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GT 745A and Radeon HD 6950M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GT 745A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6950M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 745A is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 745A is 257 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • GeForce GT 745A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 745A is 900 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 8−9
ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 20−22
medium / 1080p 4−5 10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than GeForce GT 745A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 745A Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name GK107 Blackcomb Pro
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 26 August 2013 6 January 2011
Pipelines 384 960
Core clock speed 837 MHz 580 MHz
Boost Clock 915 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 29.28 27.84
Floating-point performance 642.8 gflops 1,113.6 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 26 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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