Radeon HD 6950M vs Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge, 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 R5 Bristol Ridge, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 R5 Bristol Ridge here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
12-45 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6950M has 316% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6950M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
Radeon HD 6950M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - by 28 nm process technology.
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
3−4
ultra / 1080p
5−6
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
14−16
medium / 1080p
10−12
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
14−16
7−8
ultra / 1080p
12−14
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
18−20
medium / 1080p
16−18
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Battlefield 5 is 90% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
150−160
120−130
medium / 768p
120−130
95−100
ultra / 1080p
65−70
45−50
QHD / 1440p
35−40
24−27
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
high / 768p
95−100
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 31% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
24−27
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
medium / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Dota 2 is 20% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
10−11
4−5
ultra / 1080p
9−10
3−4
4K / 2160p
4−5
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
14−16
medium / 1080p
10−12
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
4−5
low / 720p
70−75
55−60
medium / 1080p
30−33
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Fortnite is 43% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
14−16
6−7
ultra / 1080p
12−14
6−7
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
21−24
medium / 1080p
16−18
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Forza Horizon 4 is 72% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
60−65
45−50
medium / 768p
50−55
−
high / 1080p
16−18
8−9
ultra / 1080p
7−8
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Grand Theft Auto V is 52% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
6−7
2−3
ultra / 1080p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
7−8
medium / 1080p
8−9
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Metro Exodus is 150% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
high / 1080p
95−100
65−70
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Minecraft is 25% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
12−14
6−7
ultra / 1080p
8−9
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
7−8
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
30−35
16−18
medium / 768p
21−24
12−14
high / 1080p
10−12
6−7
ultra / 1080p
7−8
4−5
4K / 2160p
6−7
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
90−95
70−75
medium / 768p
50−55
35−40
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
high / 768p
40−45
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in World of Tanks is 33% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
Blackcomb Pro
Bristol Ridge
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 January 2011
1 June 2016
Pipelines
960
384
Core clock speed
580 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
3100 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
27.84
Floating-point performance
1,113.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
+
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Laptop size
large
medium sized
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