Quadro M1200 vs Radeon HD 6950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M1200 and Radeon HD 6950, 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 Quadro M1200 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M1200 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M1200 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 Quadro M1200 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M1200 Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 500 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6950 has 1011% more power consumption, than Quadro M1200.
  • Quadro M1200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
  • Quadro M1200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6950 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M1200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Quadro M1200 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 3750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 14−16
ultra / 1080p 10−12 8−9
QHD / 1440p 5−6 3−4
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 27−30
medium / 1080p 21−24 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6950.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1200 Radeon HD 6950
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 3
Code name N17P-Q1 Cayman
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 January 2017 14 December 2010
Pipelines 640 1408
Core clock speed 991 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1870 Million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 70.40
Floating-point performance 2,252.8 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 244 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Display Port 1.2
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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