HD Graphics 6000 vs Radeon HD 6950M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 6000 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 HD Graphics 6000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950M, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 6000 and Radeon HD 6950M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: HD Graphics 6000 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 HD Graphics 6000 or Radeon HD 6950M here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type System Shared GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 6950M has 233% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 6000.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6950M is 280 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 6000.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950M - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 8−9
ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−11 20−22
medium / 1080p 2−3 10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than HD Graphics 6000.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell Terascale 2
Code name Broadwell GT3 Blackcomb Pro
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 5 January 2015 6 January 2011
Pipelines 48 960
Core clock speed 300 MHz 580 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00 27.84
Floating-point performance 1,113.6 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.80 N/A
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
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