GeForce GTX 690 vs Radeon HD 6950M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 690 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 690 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950M, check out specs charts below.
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 GTX 690
Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP)
300 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
Two 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5
2 GB
Display Connectors
3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 690 has 500% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
GeForce GTX 690 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
GeForce GTX 690 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
GeForce GTX 690 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6950M - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 335 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
GeForce GTX 690 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 5108 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
8−9
ultra / 1080p
21−24
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
20−22
medium / 1080p
40−45
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
55−60
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
30−35
medium / 1080p
60−65
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Battlefield 5 is 257% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
250−260
150−160
medium / 768p
220−230
120−130
ultra / 1080p
180−190
65−70
QHD / 1440p
110−120
35−40
4K / 2160p
70−75
27−30
high / 768p
210−220
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 108% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
24−27
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
120−130
85−90
medium / 768p
110−120
65−70
ultra / 1080p
100−110
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Dota 2 is 76% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
45−50
10−11
ultra / 1080p
40−45
9−10
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
80−85
24−27
medium / 1080p
45−50
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
60−65
16−18
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
70−75
medium / 1080p
110−120
30−33
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Fortnite is 209% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
60−65
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
30−35
3−4
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
30−35
medium / 1080p
65−70
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Forza Horizon 4 is 293% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
140−150
60−65
medium / 768p
120−130
50−55
high / 1080p
70−75
16−18
ultra / 1080p
30−35
7−8
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
24−27
6−7
ultra / 1080p
20−22
4−5
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
low / 720p
65−70
16−18
medium / 1080p
30−35
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Metro Exodus is 342% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
130−140
95−100
high / 1080p
−
95−100
ultra / 1080p
−
85−90
medium / 1080p
120−130
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Minecraft is 34% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
16−18
8−9
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
16−18
medium / 1080p
35−40
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
130−140
30−35
medium / 768p
85−90
21−24
high / 1080p
45−50
10−12
ultra / 1080p
24−27
7−8
4K / 2160p
16−18
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 287% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
50−55
ultra / 1080p
50−55
21−24
high / 768p
60−65
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in World of Tanks is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 690
Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture
Kepler
Terascale 2
Code name
GK104
Blackcomb Pro
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
3 May 2012
6 January 2011
Pipelines
1536
960
Core clock speed
915 MHz
580 MHz
Boost Clock
1019 MHz
Transistor count
3,540 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
234 billion/sec
27.84
Floating-point performance
2x 3,130 gflops
1,113.6 gflops
Length
11.0" (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width
512-bit (256-bit per GPU)
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
6008 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
384 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.2
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
3072
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDMI
Yes (via dongle)
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
3D Blu-Ray
+
3D Gaming
+
3D Vision Live
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
156 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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