HD Graphics 6000 vs Radeon HD 6950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 6000 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 HD Graphics 6000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 6000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: HD Graphics 6000 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 HD Graphics 6000 here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 500 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type System Shared GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6950 has 3233% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 6000.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6950 - in Desktops.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 14−16
ultra / 1080p 0−1 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 10−11 27−30
medium / 1080p 2−3 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than HD Graphics 6000.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Radeon HD 6950
Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell TeraScale 3
Code name Broadwell GT3 Cayman
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 5 January 2015 14 December 2010
Pipelines 48 1408
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00 70.40
Floating-point performance 2,252.8 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.80
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 244 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Quick Sync +
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