Radeon HD 6930 vs Radeon HD 7950

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6930 and Radeon HD 7950 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 6930 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7950 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6930	Radeon HD 7950
Power consumption (TDP)	186 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7950 has 7% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6930.
Radeon HD 6930 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7950 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6930.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6930 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 6930 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7950 is 47 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6930.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6930 is 3550 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	10−12	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
high / 1080p	16−18	55−60
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	16−18	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Battlefield 5 is 223% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6930 and Radeon HD 7950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	170−180	250−260
medium / 768p	140−150	220−230
ultra / 1080p	70−75	180−190
QHD / 1440p	40−45	110−120
4K / 2160p	21−24	70−75
high / 768p	100−110	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 90% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 6930 and Radeon HD 7950 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
medium / 768p	75−80	110−120
ultra / 1080p	45−50	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Dota 2 is 55% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
high / 1080p	10−11	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−11	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	3−4	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	80−85
medium / 1080p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Far Cry 5 is 261% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
high / 1080p	18−20	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−11	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	75−80	180−190
medium / 1080p	30−35	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Fortnite is 190% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
high / 1080p	16−18	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	2−3	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 270% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
low / 768p	65−70	140−150
medium / 768p	60−65	120−130
high / 1080p	18−20	70−75
ultra / 1080p	7−8	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 138% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	18−20	65−70
medium / 1080p	8−9	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Metro Exodus is 300% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
low / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	95−100	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 84% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	6−7	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	18−20	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
low / 768p	35−40	130−140
medium / 768p	21−24	85−90
high / 1080p	12−14	45−50
ultra / 1080p	7−8	24−27
4K / 2160p	4−5	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 264% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	50−55
high / 768p	45−50	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in World of Tanks is 24% more, than Radeon HD 6930.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6930	Radeon HD 7950
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cayman	Tahiti
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 December 2011	31 January 2012
Pipelines	1280	1792
Core clock speed	750 MHz
Boost Clock		1250 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	60.00	89.60
Floating-point performance	1,920.0 gflops	2,867 gflops
Length	220 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	240 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.56 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		381 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
PowerTune		+
ZeroCore		+
Design		reference
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
CrossFire		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		250 Sol/s
Compute units		28
AppAcceleration		+
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Radeon HD 6930 vs Radeon HD 7950

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