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    GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon HD 6950M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon HD 6950M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon HD 6950M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
    GeForce GTX 295
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    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:

    Radeon HD 6950M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 295 Radeon HD 6950M
    Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 295 has 478% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
    • GeForce GTX 295 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 295 has 1790 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
    • GeForce GTX 295 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6950M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 662 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
    • GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950M - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 99 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 8−9
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 14−16 20−22
    medium / 1080p 5−6 10−12
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 295 Radeon HD 6950M
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 Terascale 2
    Code name GT200B Blackcomb Pro
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 8 January 2009 6 January 2011
    Pipelines 240 960
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz 580 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 1,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 27.84
    Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops 1,113.6 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 896 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.0
    OpenGL 2.1 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 480
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Laptop size large
    CUDA cores per GPU 240
    Standard memory config per GPU 896 MB
    Memory interface width per GPU 448 Bit
    High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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