GeForce GTX 470M vs Radeon HD 6950
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470M 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 GeForce GTX 470M stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 470M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 470M 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 470M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 470M
Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
500 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 566% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 470M.
GeForce GTX 470M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 470M has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
GeForce GTX 470M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6950 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 470M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon HD 6950 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon HD 6950 is 1250 MHz.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
9−10
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−12
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 41% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
30−35
45−50
medium / 1080p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 47% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
200−210
medium / 768p
130−140
170−180
ultra / 1080p
65−70
90−95
QHD / 1440p
35−40
50−55
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
100−110
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 29% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
70−75
90−95
ultra / 1080p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 24% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
high / 1080p
10−12
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−11
14−16
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 58% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
90−95
medium / 1080p
30−35
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 32% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
3−4
8−9
low / 720p
35−40
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 38% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
low / 768p
60−65
80−85
medium / 768p
55−60
70−75
high / 1080p
18−20
27−30
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
40−45
50−55
medium / 1080p
20−22
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
low / 768p
35−40
50−55
medium / 768p
21−24
30−35
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
low / 768p
90−95
100−105
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−35
high / 768p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 470M
Radeon HD 6950
Architecture
Fermi
TeraScale 3
Code name
N11E-GT
Cayman
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
1 November 2010
14 December 2010
Pipelines
288
1408
Core clock speed
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
19.7 billion/sec
70.40
Floating-point performance
616.3 gflops
2,252.8 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
192 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1250 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
60.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 API
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
244 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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