Radeon HD 6950M vs Radeon Pro Vega 20
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon Pro Vega 20, 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 Radeon HD 6950M stacks up against Radeon Pro Vega 20, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon Pro Vega 20 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon Pro Vega 20 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 Radeon HD 6950M or Radeon Pro Vega 20 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon Pro Vega 20
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
HBM2
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Radeon HD 6950M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro Vega 20 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Radeon HD 6950M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - in Mobile workstations.
Radeon HD 6950M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - with Vega.
Core clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 20 is 235 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Radeon HD 6950M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 20 is 580 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
8−9
35−40
ultra / 1080p
5−6
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
20−22
60−65
medium / 1080p
10−12
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
14−16
55−60
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
30−35
100−110
medium / 1080p
16−18
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Battlefield 5 is 257% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
150−160
250−260
medium / 768p
120−130
220−230
ultra / 1080p
65−70
180−190
QHD / 1440p
35−40
110−120
4K / 2160p
27−30
70−75
high / 768p
95−100
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 108% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
medium / 768p
65−70
110−120
ultra / 1080p
40−45
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Dota 2 is 76% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
10−11
45−50
ultra / 1080p
9−10
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
4−5
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
80−85
medium / 1080p
10−12
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
16−18
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
70−75
180−190
medium / 1080p
30−33
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Fortnite is 209% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
3−4
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
30−35
100−110
medium / 1080p
16−18
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Forza Horizon 4 is 293% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
60−65
140−150
medium / 768p
50−55
120−130
high / 1080p
16−18
70−75
ultra / 1080p
7−8
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
6−7
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
16−18
65−70
medium / 1080p
8−9
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Metro Exodus is 342% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
95−100
130−140
high / 1080p
95−100
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Minecraft is 34% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
16−18
65−70
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
30−35
130−140
medium / 768p
21−24
85−90
high / 1080p
10−12
45−50
ultra / 1080p
7−8
24−27
4K / 2160p
6−7
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 287% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
50−55
high / 768p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in World of Tanks is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon Pro Vega 20
Architecture
Terascale 2
Vega
Code name
Blackcomb Pro
Vega Mobile
Type
Laptop
Mobile workstation
Release date
6 January 2011
15 November 2018
Pipelines
960
1280
Core clock speed
580 MHz
815 MHz
Boost Clock
1283 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
27.84
102.6
Floating-point performance
1,113.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
1024 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
1480 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
189.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
5.0
6.3
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
large
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