FireStream 9370 vs Radeon HD 6950M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9370 and Radeon HD 6950M, 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 FireStream 9370 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6950M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6950M 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 HD 6950M here:

Main Specs

  FireStream 9370 Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FireStream 9370 has 350% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • FireStream 9370 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FireStream 9370 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • FireStream 9370 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6950M - in Laptops.
  • FireStream 9370 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FireStream 9370 is 245 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • FireStream 9370 and Radeon HD 6950M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9370 is 3700 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 8−9
ultra / 1080p 7−8 5−6
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 20−22
medium / 1080p 16−18 10−12
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9370 Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture TeraScale 2 Terascale 2
Code name Cypress Blackcomb Pro
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 23 June 2010 6 January 2011
Pipelines 1600 960
Core clock speed 825 MHz 580 MHz
Transistor count 2,154 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 66.00 27.84
Floating-point performance 2,640.0 gflops 1,113.6 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4600 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 147.2 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
Laptop size large
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