GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 6950

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950. 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 560 and Radeon HD 6950. 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.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 560	Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	500 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 233% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 6950 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 560 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6950 is 259 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 560.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 is 2750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	3−4	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	5−6	5−6
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	200−210
medium / 768p	170−180	170−180
ultra / 1080p	90−95	90−95
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	130−140	130−140
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	90−95	90−95
ultra / 1080p	60−65	60−65
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	90−95	90−95
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	80−85	80−85
medium / 768p	70−75	70−75
high / 1080p	27−30	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−12
QHD / 1440p	2−3	2−3
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	9−10	9−10
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
medium / 768p	30−35	30−35
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	100−105	100−105
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 560	Radeon HD 6950
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	TeraScale 3
Code name	GF114	Cayman
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 May 2011	14 December 2010
Pipelines	336	1408
Core clock speed	810 MHz
Boost Clock		800 MHz
Transistor count	1,950 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	45.36	70.40
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops	2,252.8 gflops
Length	8.25" (21 cm)	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.1	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 2.0 x16
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
3D Blu-Ray	+
3D Gaming	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	80 Mh/s	244 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 6950

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