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    HD Graphics 5300 vs Radeon HD 6950M

    In this comparison between HD Graphics 5300 and Radeon HD 6950M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people HD Graphics 5300 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6950M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    HD Graphics 5300 and Radeon HD 6950M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: HD Graphics 5300 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 HD Graphics 5300 or Radeon HD 6950M here:

    HD Graphics 5300 Laptops
    Radeon HD 6950M Laptops

    Main Specs

      HD Graphics 5300 Radeon HD 6950M
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 MXM-B (3.0)
    Memory type System Shared GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 6950M has 233% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 5300.
    • HD Graphics 5300 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • HD Graphics 5300 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6950M is 480 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 5300.
    • HD Graphics 5300 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950M - by 40 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 8−9
    ultra / 1080p − 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 0−1 20−22
    medium / 1080p 0−1 10−12

    Full Specs

      HD Graphics 5300 Radeon HD 6950M
    Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell Terascale 2
    Code name Broadwell GT2 Blackcomb Pro
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 5 September 2014 6 January 2011
    Pipelines 24 960
    Core clock speed 100 MHz 580 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,300 million 1,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 21.60 27.84
    Floating-point performance 1,113.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.0
    OpenGL 4.4 4.4
    OpenCL 2.0 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.80 N/A
    Laptop size large
    Quick Sync +
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