Radeon HD 6950M vs Radeon R7 370

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R7 370, 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 370, check out specs charts below.

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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:

Radeon HD 6950M Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6950M	Radeon R7 370
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 370 has 120% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Radeon HD 6950M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 370 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 370 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Radeon HD 6950M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 370 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6950M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 370 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 6950M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 370 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 370 is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	8−9	21−24
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	20−22	40−45
medium / 1080p	10−12	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 145% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
low / 720p	30−35	75−80
medium / 1080p	16−18	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Battlefield 5 is 147% 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 R7 370 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p	150−160	230−240
medium / 768p	120−130	210−220
ultra / 1080p	65−70	130−140
QHD / 1440p	35−40	100−110
4K / 2160p	27−30	55−60
high / 768p	95−100	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 80% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	55−60
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 37% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
medium / 768p	65−70	110−120
ultra / 1080p	40−45	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Dota 2 is 67% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p	10−11	27−30
ultra / 1080p	9−10	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	4−5	9−10
low / 720p	24−27	55−60
medium / 1080p	10−12	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Far Cry 5 is 150% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	70−75	130−140
medium / 1080p	30−33	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Fortnite is 112% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	27−30
QHD / 1440p	3−4	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	75−80
medium / 1080p	16−18	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Forza Horizon 4 is 150% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p	60−65	110−120
medium / 768p	50−55	100−105
high / 1080p	16−18	45−50
ultra / 1080p	7−8	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Grand Theft Auto V is 108% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	16−18	45−50
medium / 1080p	8−9	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Metro Exodus is 185% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
high / 1080p	95−100	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 60% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	16−18	40−45
medium / 1080p	12−14	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 91% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p	30−35	80−85
medium / 768p	21−24	50−55
high / 1080p	10−12	27−30
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 137% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	40−45
high / 768p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in World of Tanks is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6950M	Radeon R7 370
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Blackcomb Pro	Trinidad (Pitcairn)
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2011	5 May 2015
Pipelines	960	1024
Core clock speed	580 MHz
Boost Clock		975 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	27.84	62.40
Floating-point performance	1,113.6 gflops	1,997 gflops
Length		152 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	975 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.42 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		359 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Eyefinity		+
TrueAudio		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.52 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		14 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		150 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
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Radeon HD 6950M vs Radeon R7 370

Radeon HD 6950M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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