Quadro K2100M vs Radeon HD 6950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K2100M 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 Quadro K2100M stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K2100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K2100M 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 Quadro K2100M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K2100M Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 500 Watt
Interface MXM-A (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 809% more power consumption, than Quadro K2100M.
  • Quadro K2100M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K2100M and Radeon HD 6950 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro K2100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6950 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K2100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Quadro K2100M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K2100M is 1750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 14−16
ultra / 1080p 4−5 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 16−18 27−30
medium / 1080p 7−8 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 112% more, than Quadro K2100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K2100M Radeon HD 6950
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 3
Code name GK106 Cayman
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 14 December 2010
Pipelines 576 1408
Core clock speed 667 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.02 70.40
Floating-point performance 768.4 gflops 2,252.8 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 38 Mh/s 244 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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