GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon HD 6970, 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 950 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 950	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)	350 Watt
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Radeon HD 6970 has 511% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950.
GeForce GTX 950 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GTX 950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 260 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 950.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6970 is 1369 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	14−16
ultra / 1080p	21−24	9−10
QHD / 1440p	16−18	3−4
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	30−35
medium / 1080p	40−45	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	55−60	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
QHD / 1440p	35−40	7−8
4K / 2160p	18−20	5−6
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	60−65	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Battlefield 5 is 134% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	250−260	210−220
medium / 768p	220−230	180−190
ultra / 1080p	180−190	95−100
QHD / 1440p	110−120	50−55
4K / 2160p	70−75	30−33
high / 768p	210−220	140−150
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 46% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	110−120	90−95
ultra / 1080p	100−110	60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Dota 2 is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	45−50	18−20
ultra / 1080p	40−45	16−18
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	6−7
low / 720p	80−85	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	60−65	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	18−20
QHD / 1440p	27−30	16−18
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	95−100
medium / 1080p	110−120	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Fortnite is 107% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	60−65	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	20−22
QHD / 1440p	30−35	9−10
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	65−70	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	140−150	85−90
medium / 768p	120−130	75−80
high / 1080p	70−75	30−33
ultra / 1080p	30−35	12−14
QHD / 1440p	21−24	3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	9−10
ultra / 1080p	20−22	7−8
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	2−3
low / 720p	65−70	27−30
medium / 1080p	30−35	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	130−140	110−120
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	120−130	100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	9−10
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	27−30
medium / 1080p	35−40	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 111% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	130−140	55−60
medium / 768p	85−90	30−35
high / 1080p	45−50	18−20
ultra / 1080p	24−27	10−12
4K / 2160p	16−18	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 148% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	35−40
high / 768p	60−65	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6970.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 950	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	Maxwell	Terascale 2
Code name	GM206	Cayman
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 August 2015	14 December 2010
Pipelines	768	1536
Core clock speed	1024 MHz
Boost Clock	1188 MHz	880 MHz
Transistor count	2,940 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	49.2 billion/sec	84.48
Floating-point performance	1,825 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	7.938" (20.2 cm)	267 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.6 GB/s	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	105.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-
G-SYNC support	+
DirectX	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	768
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 2.0 x16
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	4 displays
HDMI		+
HDCP	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	233 Mh/s	273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	9.97 Mh/s
GameStream	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	+
GPU Boost	2.0
GameWorks	+
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GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon HD 6970

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