GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon HD 6950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 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 GTX 260 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 260	Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)	182 Watt	500 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	896 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 174% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 260.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 260 has 894 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6950 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 260.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6950 is 251 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	14−16
ultra / 1080p	1−2	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	27−30
medium / 1080p	5−6	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p	7−8	21−24
ultra / 1080p	6−7	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	20−22	45−50
medium / 1080p	8−9	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 180% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	200−210
medium / 768p	95−100	170−180
ultra / 1080p	45−50	90−95
QHD / 1440p	24−27	50−55
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	70−75	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 80% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	20−22	35−40
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	90−95
ultra / 1080p	27−30	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 59% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p	4−5	16−18
ultra / 1080p	3−4	14−16
4K / 2160p	1−2	6−7
low / 720p	14−16	35−40
medium / 1080p	5−6	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 216% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p	12−14	21−24
ultra / 1080p	7−8	18−20
QHD / 1440p	4−5	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	90−95
medium / 1080p	16−18	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 105% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	6−7	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	9−10	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 172% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p	45−50	80−85
medium / 768p	−	70−75
high / 1080p	9−10	27−30
ultra / 1080p	3−4	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p	2−3	9−10
ultra / 1080p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	8−9	27−30
medium / 1080p	3−4	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 325% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
high / 1080p	65−70	−
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 32% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	27−30	50−55
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	7−8	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 166% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p	18−20	50−55
medium / 768p	12−14	30−35
high / 1080p	6−7	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 200% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p	70−75	100−105
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	30−35
high / 768p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 58% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 260	Radeon HD 6950
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	TeraScale 3
Code name	GT200	Cayman
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 June 2008	14 December 2010
Pipelines	192	1408
Core clock speed	1242 MHz
Boost Clock		800 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	36.9 billion/sec	70.40
Floating-point performance	476.9 gflops	2,252.8 gflops
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	267 mm
Memory bus width	448 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	999 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	111.9 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.0
OpenGL	2.1	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	192
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	30 Mh/s	244 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon HD 6950

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