GeForce GTX 560M SLI vs Radeon HD 6950M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon HD 6950M, 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 560M SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 6950M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon HD 6950M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon HD 6950M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GTX 560M SLI or Radeon HD 6950M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560M SLI Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 560M SLI has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 560M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M SLI is 195 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon HD 6950M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M SLI is 350 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 8−9
ultra / 1080p 9−10 5−6
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 20−22
medium / 1080p 20−22 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 81% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560M SLI Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name N12E-GS Blackcomb Pro
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 6 January 2011 6 January 2011
Pipelines 384 960
Core clock speed 775 MHz 580 MHz
Transistor count 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 27.84
Floating-point performance 1,113.6 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
Laptop size large large
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