GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon HD 6930

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon HD 6930 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 1050 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6930 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon HD 6930
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 186 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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  • Radeon HD 6930 has 148% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6930 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6930 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 540 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6930 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6930 is 215 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1050.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 2208 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6930.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 9−10
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Radeon HD 6930.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon HD 6930
Architecture Pascal TeraScale 3
Code name N17P-G1 Cayman
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 25 October 2016 1 December 2011
Pipelines 640 1280
Core clock speed 1290 MHz 750 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 58.20 60.00
Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 1,920.0 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 220 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
Width 2-slot
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
SLI -
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