Radeon HD 6950M vs Radeon R7 250
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R7 250, 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 R7 250, check out specs charts below.
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 R7 250
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
N/A
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon R7 250 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Radeon HD 6950M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R7 250 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon HD 6950M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6950M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6950M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250 is 250 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
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 R7 250.
high / 1080p
14−16
6−7
ultra / 1080p
12−14
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
18−20
medium / 1080p
16−18
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Battlefield 5 is 111% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R7 250 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
120−130
medium / 768p
120−130
90−95
ultra / 1080p
65−70
45−50
QHD / 1440p
35−40
24−27
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
high / 768p
95−100
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 35% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
85−90
80−85
medium / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
10−11
4−5
ultra / 1080p
9−10
4−5
4K / 2160p
4−5
2−3
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 R7 250.
high / 1080p
16−18
10−12
ultra / 1080p
12−14
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
1−2
low / 720p
70−75
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−33
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Fortnite is 50% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
14−16
8−9
ultra / 1080p
12−14
7−8
QHD / 1440p
3−4
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
30−35
21−24
medium / 1080p
16−18
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Forza Horizon 4 is 60% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
60−65
45−50
medium / 768p
50−55
35−40
high / 1080p
16−18
8−9
ultra / 1080p
7−8
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Grand Theft Auto V is 41% more, than Radeon R7 250.
high / 1080p
6−7
2−3
ultra / 1080p
4−5
1−2
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
9−10
medium / 1080p
8−9
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Metro Exodus is 125% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
high / 1080p
95−100
85−90
ultra / 1080p
85−90
80−85
medium / 1080p
95−100
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon R7 250.
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 R7 250.
high / 1080p
12−14
5−6
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
7−8
medium / 1080p
12−14
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Radeon R7 250.
low / 768p
30−35
18−20
medium / 768p
21−24
12−14
high / 1080p
10−12
6−7
ultra / 1080p
7−8
4−5
4K / 2160p
6−7
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 80% more, than Radeon R7 250.
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 R7 250.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon R7 250
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Blackcomb Pro
Oland XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
6 January 2011
1 October 2013
Pipelines
960
384
Core clock speed
580 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
27.84
25.20
Floating-point performance
1,113.6 gflops
716.8 gflops
Length
168 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
72 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
117 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration
+
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