GeForce GTX 765M vs Radeon HD 6950

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 765M 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 765M 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 765M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 765M 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 765M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 765M Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 500 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 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 765M.
  • GeForce GTX 765M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 765M and Radeon HD 6950 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 765M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6950 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 765M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
  • GeForce GTX 765M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 765M is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks

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 12−14 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 41% more, than GeForce GTX 765M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 765M Radeon HD 6950
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 3
Code name N14-GE Cayman
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2013 14 December 2010
Pipelines 768 1408
Core clock speed 850 MHz
Boost Clock 863 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 55.23 70.40
Floating-point performance 1,326 gflops 2,252.8 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0 PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options +
HDMI + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 24 Mh/s 244 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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