Radeon HD 6950M vs Radeon R5 430 OEM

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R5 430 OEM 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 Radeon HD 6950M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R5 430 OEM will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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

  Radeon HD 6950M Radeon R5 430 OEM
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 50 Watt.
  • Radeon HD 6950M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R5 430 OEM uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R5 430 OEM have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Radeon HD 6950M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R5 430 OEM - in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 6950M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R5 430 OEM - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R5 430 OEM is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • Radeon HD 6950M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R5 430 OEM - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R5 430 OEM is 3700 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 1−2
ultra / 1080p 5−6 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 12−14
medium / 1080p 10−12 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6950M Radeon R5 430 OEM
Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 1.0
Code name Blackcomb Pro Oland
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 6 January 2011 30 June 2016
Pipelines 960 384
Core clock speed 580 MHz 730 MHz
Boost Clock 780 MHz
Transistor count 1,700 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 27.84 18.72
Floating-point performance 1,113.6 gflops 599.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 4600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 36.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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