Quadro P1000 vs Radeon HD 6950M

In this comparison between Quadro P1000 and Radeon HD 6950M 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 Quadro P1000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6950M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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

  Quadro P1000 Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 6950M has 6% more power consumption, than Quadro P1000.
  • Quadro P1000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro P1000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • Quadro P1000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6950M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro P1000 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P1000 is 913 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • Quadro P1000 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P1000 is 5108 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 8−9
ultra / 1080p 12−14 5−6
QHD / 1440p 8−9 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 20−22
medium / 1080p 27−30 10−12
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P1000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 136% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Full Specs

  Quadro P1000 Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture Pascal Terascale 2
Code name GP107 Blackcomb Pro
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 February 2017 6 January 2011
Pipelines 512 960
Core clock speed 1493 MHz 580 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 59.20 27.84
Floating-point performance 1,894 gflops 1,113.6 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2 N/A
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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