GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon HD 6950M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 650 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 650 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 650
Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP)
64 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
One 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 650 has 28% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
GeForce GTX 650 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 6950M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
GeForce GTX 650 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6950M - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 is 478 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
GeForce GTX 650 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6950M is 895 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.
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
8−9
8−9
ultra / 1080p
5−6
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
20−22
medium / 1080p
10−11
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−33
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Battlefield 5 is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 6950M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
150−160
medium / 768p
120−130
120−130
ultra / 1080p
60−65
65−70
QHD / 1440p
35−40
35−40
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
90−95
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
medium / 768p
65−70
65−70
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 6950M have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
10−11
10−11
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−11
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
65−70
70−75
medium / 1080p
27−30
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Fortnite is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
30−35
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 6950M have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 6950M have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
5−6
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Metro Exodus is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
90−95
95−100
ultra / 1080p
85−90
85−90
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Minecraft is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 6950M have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 6950M have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
30−33
30−35
medium / 768p
20−22
21−24
high / 1080p
10−12
10−12
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
50−55
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
high / 768p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in World of Tanks is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 650
Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture
Kepler
Terascale 2
Code name
GK107
Blackcomb Pro
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
6 September 2012
6 January 2011
Pipelines
384
960
Core clock speed
1058 MHz
580 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
33.9 billion/sec
27.84
Floating-point performance
812.5 gflops
1,113.6 gflops
Length
5.70" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width
128-bit GDDR5
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5.0 GB/s
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80.0 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.3
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
384
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Height
4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDMI
+
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
3D Blu-Ray
+
3D Gaming
+
3D Vision
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
26 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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