GeForce GTX 950M vs Radeon HD 6990
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 6990, 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 950M stacks up against Radeon HD 6990, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 950M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 950M 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 GeForce GTX 950M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 950M
Radeon HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
375 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 8-pin
Memory type
DDR3 or GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950M.
GeForce GTX 950M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6990 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 950M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990.
GeForce GTX 950M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6990 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 950M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950M is 84 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990.
GeForce GTX 950M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950M.
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
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
18−20
21−24
QHD / 1440p
5−6
7−8
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
45−50
50−55
medium / 1080p
24−27
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 6990 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
190−200
210−220
medium / 768p
160−170
170−180
ultra / 1080p
90−95
95−100
QHD / 1440p
50−55
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
130−140
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
medium / 768p
85−90
90−95
ultra / 1080p
55−60
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
4K / 2160p
5−6
6−7
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Far Cry 5 is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
90−95
95−100
medium / 1080p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
18−20
20−22
QHD / 1440p
7−8
9−10
low / 720p
45−50
50−55
medium / 1080p
24−27
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
70−75
75−80
high / 1080p
24−27
30−33
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
QHD / 1440p
1−2
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
8−9
9−10
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
low / 720p
50−55
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
45−50
55−60
medium / 768p
30−33
30−35
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
35−40
high / 768p
50−55
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 950M
Radeon HD 6990
Architecture
Maxwell
TeraScale 3
Code name
N16P-GT
Antilles
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
12 March 2015
8 March 2011
Pipelines
640
1536
Core clock speed
914 MHz
830 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
44.96
79.68
Floating-point performance
1,439 gflops
2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length
295 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 or 2500 MHz
5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
32 or 80 GB/s
160.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
640
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
140 Mh/s
265 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support
+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
+
Optimus
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
2.5 Mh/s
24 Mh/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
BatteryBoost
+
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