GeForce GTX 950A vs Radeon HD 6970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 6970, 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 GeForce GTX 950A stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 950A
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 950A
Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
550 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
DDR3
DDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 633% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950A.
GeForce GTX 950A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 950A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GTX 950A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 950A is 627 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.
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
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
QHD / 1440p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
24−27
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p
20−22
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
QHD / 1440p
3−4
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
40−45
50−55
medium / 1080p
21−24
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
190−200
210−220
medium / 768p
150−160
180−190
ultra / 1080p
80−85
95−100
QHD / 1440p
45−50
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
120−130
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
medium / 768p
80−85
90−95
ultra / 1080p
50−55
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
4K / 2160p
5−6
6−7
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
85−90
95−100
medium / 1080p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
20−22
QHD / 1440p
6−7
9−10
low / 720p
40−45
50−55
medium / 1080p
24−27
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 22% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
65−70
75−80
high / 1080p
24−27
30−33
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
QHD / 1440p
1−2
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p
8−9
9−10
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
95−100
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p
20−22
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
low / 720p
45−50
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p
45−50
55−60
medium / 768p
27−30
30−35
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 19% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−33
35−40
high / 768p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 950A
Radeon HD 6970
Architecture
Maxwell
Terascale 2
Code name
GM107
Cayman
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
13 March 2015
14 December 2010
Pipelines
640
1536
Core clock speed
993 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
880 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
44.96
84.48
Floating-point performance
1,271 gflops
2,703.4 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2002 MHz
1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth
32.03 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
5.0
Bus support
PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
273 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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