GeForce GTX 560 SE vs Radeon HD 6950M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 6950M. 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 GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 6950M. 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.

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

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 560 SE has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon HD 6950M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6950M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 SE is 156 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 6950M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 SE is 2928 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 8−9
ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 20−22
medium / 1080p 10−12 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture Fermi 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GF114 Blackcomb Pro
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 20 February 2012 6 January 2011
Pipelines 288 960
Core clock speed 736 MHz 580 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 35.33 27.84
Floating-point performance 847.9 gflops 1,113.6 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3828 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 91.87 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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