Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon R7 250X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon R7 250X. 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 Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon R7 250X. 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.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	80 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 525% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250X.
Radeon HD 6950 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon R7 250X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6950 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 6950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6950 is 57 mm longer, than Radeon R7 250X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250X is 375 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	10−12
ultra / 1080p	8−9	6−7
QHD / 1440p	3−4	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	24−27
medium / 1080p	16−18	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
QHD / 1440p	5−6	2−3
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	45−50	40−45
medium / 1080p	24−27	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 20% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon R7 250X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	180−190
medium / 768p	170−180	150−160
ultra / 1080p	90−95	75−80
QHD / 1440p	50−55	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	130−140	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
medium / 768p	90−95	80−85
ultra / 1080p	60−65	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 11% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	16−18	12−14
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
4K / 2160p	6−7	5−6
low / 720p	35−40	30−33
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 26% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	21−24	20−22
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	90−95	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 12% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	24−27	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
QHD / 1440p	8−9	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	40−45
medium / 1080p	27−30	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 19% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	80−85	70−75
medium / 768p	70−75	60−65
high / 1080p	27−30	21−24
ultra / 1080p	10−12	9−10
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 17% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	9−10	7−8
ultra / 1080p	7−8	5−6
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	21−24
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	95−100
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 5% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	21−24	20−22
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 14% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	50−55	40−45
medium / 768p	30−35	24−27
high / 1080p	16−18	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 20% more, than Radeon R7 250X.
low / 768p	100−105	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	27−30
high / 768p	50−55	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon R7 250X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon R7 250X
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cayman	Cape Verde
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 December 2010	13 February 2014
Pipelines	1408	640
Boost Clock	800 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	70.40	38.00
Floating-point performance	2,252.8 gflops	1,216 gflops
Length	267 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth		96 GB/s
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	244 Mh/s	152 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
Design	reference	reference
CrossFire	+	+
DDMA audio		+
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Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon R7 250X

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