Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon RX Vega 8
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX Vega 8, 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 Radeon HD 6950 stacks up against Radeon RX Vega 8, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX Vega 8 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX Vega 8 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 Radeon RX Vega 8 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6950
Radeon RX Vega 8
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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Radeon HD 6950 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6950 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 6950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - by 14 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
14−16
8−9
ultra / 1080p
8−9
5−6
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
18−20
medium / 1080p
16−18
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 70% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
QHD / 1440p
5−6
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
45−50
30−33
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 55% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
200−210
150−160
medium / 768p
170−180
120−130
ultra / 1080p
90−95
60−65
QHD / 1440p
50−55
35−40
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
high / 768p
130−140
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 38% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
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 RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
100−110
85−90
medium / 768p
90−95
65−70
ultra / 1080p
60−65
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 32% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
16−18
10−11
ultra / 1080p
14−16
9−10
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 RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
90−95
65−70
medium / 1080p
45−50
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 45% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
24−27
14−16
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
QHD / 1440p
8−9
2−3
low / 720p
45−50
30−35
medium / 1080p
27−30
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 56% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
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 RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
9−10
5−6
ultra / 1080p
7−8
4−5
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
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 RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
110−120
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
100−110
85−90
medium / 1080p
100−110
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
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 RX Vega 8.
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
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
50−55
30−33
medium / 768p
30−35
20−22
high / 1080p
16−18
10−12
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 60% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
100−105
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
30−35
21−24
high / 768p
50−55
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 21% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6950
Radeon RX Vega 8
Architecture
TeraScale 3
Vega
Code name
Cayman
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
14 December 2010
26 October 2017
Pipelines
1408
512
Boost Clock
800 MHz
1200 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 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_1
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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