GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon HD 6950M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 590 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 590 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
GeForce GTX 590
Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP)
365 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
Two 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
2 GB
Display Connectors
3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 590 has 630% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
GeForce GTX 590 has 3070 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
GeForce GTX 590 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6950M - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 635 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 6950M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 807 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
16−18
8−9
ultra / 1080p
10−11
5−6
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
20−22
medium / 1080p
21−24
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 90% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
27−30
14−16
ultra / 1080p
21−24
12−14
QHD / 1440p
6−7
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
55−60
30−35
medium / 1080p
30−35
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Battlefield 5 is 84% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
210−220
150−160
medium / 768p
190−200
120−130
ultra / 1080p
100−110
65−70
QHD / 1440p
60−65
35−40
4K / 2160p
30−35
27−30
high / 768p
150−160
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 49% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
24−27
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
110−120
85−90
medium / 768p
100−110
65−70
ultra / 1080p
70−75
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Dota 2 is 49% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
20−22
10−11
ultra / 1080p
18−20
9−10
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
4−5
low / 720p
45−50
24−27
medium / 1080p
21−24
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Far Cry 5 is 91% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
27−30
16−18
ultra / 1080p
21−24
12−14
QHD / 1440p
14−16
−
low / 720p
110−120
70−75
medium / 1080p
60−65
30−33
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Fortnite is 72% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
27−30
14−16
ultra / 1080p
21−24
12−14
QHD / 1440p
10−11
3−4
low / 720p
60−65
30−35
medium / 1080p
30−35
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Forza Horizon 4 is 93% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
90−95
60−65
medium / 768p
80−85
50−55
high / 1080p
30−35
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
7−8
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Grand Theft Auto V is 61% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
10−11
6−7
ultra / 1080p
8−9
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
30−35
16−18
medium / 1080p
14−16
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Metro Exodus is 85% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
110−120
95−100
high / 1080p
−
95−100
ultra / 1080p
−
85−90
medium / 1080p
110−120
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
16−18
medium / 1080p
18−20
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 58% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
60−65
30−35
medium / 768p
35−40
21−24
high / 1080p
21−24
10−12
ultra / 1080p
12−14
7−8
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 75% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
50−55
ultra / 1080p
35−40
21−24
high / 768p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in World of Tanks is 19% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 590
Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture
Fermi
Terascale 2
Code name
GF110
Blackcomb Pro
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
24 March 2011
6 January 2011
Pipelines
1024
960
Core clock speed
1215 MHz
580 MHz
Transistor count
3,000 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
77.7 billion/sec
27.84
Floating-point performance
2x 1,244.2 gflops
1,113.6 gflops
Length
11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width
768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1707 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
327.7 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.2
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
1024
Bus support
16x PCI-E 2.0
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
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107 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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