GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs Radeon HD 6950M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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 GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q stacks up against Radeon HD 6950M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Radeon HD 6950M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Radeon HD 6950M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q or Radeon HD 6950M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q
Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP)
115 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 130% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 521 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 7100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
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
35−40
8−9
ultra / 1080p
21−24
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
20−22
medium / 1080p
40−45
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
55−60
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
30−35
medium / 1080p
60−65
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Battlefield 5 is 257% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
250−260
150−160
medium / 768p
220−230
120−130
ultra / 1080p
180−190
65−70
QHD / 1440p
110−120
35−40
4K / 2160p
70−75
27−30
high / 768p
210−220
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 108% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
24−27
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
120−130
85−90
medium / 768p
110−120
65−70
ultra / 1080p
100−110
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Dota 2 is 76% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
45−50
10−11
ultra / 1080p
40−45
9−10
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
80−85
24−27
medium / 1080p
45−50
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
60−65
16−18
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
70−75
medium / 1080p
110−120
30−33
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Fortnite is 209% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
60−65
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
30−35
3−4
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
30−35
medium / 1080p
65−70
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Forza Horizon 4 is 293% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
140−150
60−65
medium / 768p
120−130
50−55
high / 1080p
70−75
16−18
ultra / 1080p
30−35
7−8
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
24−27
6−7
ultra / 1080p
20−22
4−5
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
low / 720p
65−70
16−18
medium / 1080p
30−35
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Metro Exodus is 342% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
130−140
95−100
high / 1080p
−
95−100
ultra / 1080p
−
85−90
medium / 1080p
120−130
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Minecraft is 34% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
16−18
8−9
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
16−18
medium / 1080p
35−40
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
130−140
30−35
medium / 768p
80−85
21−24
high / 1080p
45−50
10−12
ultra / 1080p
24−27
7−8
4K / 2160p
16−18
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 281% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
50−55
ultra / 1080p
50−55
21−24
high / 768p
60−65
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in World of Tanks is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q
Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture
Pascal
Terascale 2
Code name
N17E-G2 Max-Q
Blackcomb Pro
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
30 May 2017
6 January 2011
Pipelines
2048
960
Core clock speed
1101 - 1215 MHz
580 MHz
Boost Clock
1265 - 1379 MHz
Transistor count
7,200 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
176.5
27.84
Floating-point performance
5,648 gflops
1,113.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
8000 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
256.3 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
VR Ready
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
6.4
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
N/A
CUDA
6.1
Laptop size
large
large
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