GeForce GTX 950A vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 950A will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 6970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950A Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 950A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 950A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950A is 313 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 950A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 950A is 1102 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 21−24
ultra / 1080p 7−8 12−14
QHD / 1440p 2−3 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 24−27 40−45
medium / 1080p 14−16 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950A Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name GM107 Blackcomb XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 6 January 2011
Pipelines 640 1920
Core clock speed 993 MHz 680 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 44.96
Floating-point performance 1,271 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.03 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large
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