Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon HD 6990M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6990M, 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 6950 stacks up against Radeon HD 6990M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6950 Check Price

Radeon HD 6990M Check Price

Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6990M 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 6990M here:

Radeon HD 6990M Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon HD 6990M
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	100 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
	Check Price	Check Price

Radeon HD 6950 has 400% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6990M.
Radeon HD 6950 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6990M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6990M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon HD 6950 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6950 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M - with Terascale 2.
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6990M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6950 is 350 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	3−4	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	30−33
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	5−6	6−7
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Battlefield 5 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	200−210
medium / 768p	170−180	170−180
ultra / 1080p	90−95	90−95
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	130−140	130−140
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	90−95	90−95
ultra / 1080p	60−65	60−65
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	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 6990M in Fortnite is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	27−30	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Forza Horizon 4 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	80−85	80−85
medium / 768p	70−75	70−75
high / 1080p	27−30	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−12
QHD / 1440p	2−3	2−3
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	9−10	9−10
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	14−16	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 6990M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
medium / 768p	30−35	30−35
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	100−105	100−105
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 6990M have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon HD 6990M
Architecture	TeraScale 3	Terascale 2
Code name	Cayman	Blackcomb XTX
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 December 2010	12 July 2011
Pipelines	1408	1120
Core clock speed		715 MHz
Boost Clock	800 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	70.40	40.04
Floating-point performance	2,252.8 gflops	1,601.6 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth		115.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX		11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan		N/A
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	244 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
	Check Price	Check Price

Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon HD 6990M

Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

Full Specs

Similar compares