Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri. 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 512 Cores Kaveri. 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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Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6950 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	7−8
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	18−20
medium / 1080p	16−18	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 70% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	21−24	12−14
ultra / 1080p	18−20	10−12
QHD / 1440p	5−6	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	45−50	27−30
medium / 1080p	24−27	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 75% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	140−150
medium / 768p	170−180	110−120
ultra / 1080p	90−95	55−60
QHD / 1440p	50−55	30−35
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	130−140	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 49% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	100−110	85−90
medium / 768p	90−95	60−65
ultra / 1080p	60−65	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 38% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	16−18	9−10
ultra / 1080p	14−16	8−9
4K / 2160p	6−7	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	18−20	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 72% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	18−20	10−12
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	90−95	65−70
medium / 1080p	45−50	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 50% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
QHD / 1440p	8−9	2−3
low / 720p	45−50	27−30
medium / 1080p	27−30	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 78% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	80−85	55−60
medium / 768p	70−75	50−55
high / 1080p	27−30	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−12	7−8
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 45% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	9−10	5−6
ultra / 1080p	7−8	3−4
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	14−16
medium / 1080p	12−14	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	110−120	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	100−110	80−85
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 17% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	14−16
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 45% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	50−55	27−30
medium / 768p	30−35	18−20
high / 1080p	16−18	10−11
ultra / 1080p	10−11	7−8
4K / 2160p	8−9	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 71% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	100−105	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	45−50
ultra / 1080p	30−35	21−24
high / 768p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 29% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN
Code name	Cayman	Kaveri Spectre
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 December 2010	14 January 2014
Pipelines	1408	512
Core clock speed		720 MHz
Boost Clock	800 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	70.40
Floating-point performance	2,252.8 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz
Shared memory		+
DirectX		DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	244 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

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