GRID K140Q vs Radeon HD 6950M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K140Q 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 GRID K140Q 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

  GRID K140Q Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K140Q has 160% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • GRID K140Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon HD 6950M has 1 GB more memory, than GRID K140Q.
  • GRID K140Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6950M - in Laptops.
  • GRID K140Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K140Q is 270 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • GRID K140Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K140Q is 882 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 8−9
ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 9−10 20−22
medium / 1080p 1−2 10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 220% more, than GRID K140Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K140Q Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name GK107 Blackcomb Pro
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 June 2013 6 January 2011
Pipelines 192 960
Core clock speed 850 MHz 580 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 27.84
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 1,113.6 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 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 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 3.0
Laptop size large
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