GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs Radeon HD 6950

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 6950. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 6950. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile 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 GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP) 500 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6950 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 502 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 14−16
ultra / 1080p 10−11 8−9
QHD / 1440p 4−5 3−4
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 27−30
medium / 1080p 21−24 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6950.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Radeon HD 6950
Architecture Pascal TeraScale 3
Code name Cayman
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date April 2018 14 December 2010
Pipelines 768 1408
Core clock speed 1366 MHz
Boost Clock 1442 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 70.40
Floating-point performance 2,252.8 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 96 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1752 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s
G-SYNC support +
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan +
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 244 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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