Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon HD 8730M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 8730M, 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 8730M, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 8730M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8730M 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 8730M here:

Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon HD 8730M
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6950 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 8730M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon HD 6950 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6950 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8730M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	0−1
ultra / 1080p	8−9	−
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	1−2
medium / 1080p	16−18	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
QHD / 1440p	5−6	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	45−50	0−1
medium / 1080p	24−27	−
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8730M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	200−210	60−65
medium / 768p	170−180	27−30
ultra / 1080p	90−95	7−8
QHD / 1440p	50−55	−
4K / 2160p	30−33	−
high / 768p	130−140	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 439% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	35−40	0−1
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8730M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	100−110	45−50
medium / 768p	90−95	10−11
ultra / 1080p	60−65	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 237% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 720p	35−40	0−1
medium / 1080p	18−20	−
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	90−95	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 318% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p	24−27	0−1
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
QHD / 1440p	8−9	0−1
low / 720p	45−50	0−1
medium / 1080p	27−30	0−1
low / 768p	80−85	18−20
medium / 768p	70−75	−
high / 1080p	27−30	0−1
ultra / 1080p	10−12	−
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
medium / 720p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 331% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p	9−10	−
ultra / 1080p	7−8	−
4K / 2160p	2−3	−
low / 720p	27−30	0−1
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
low / 768p	110−120	75−80
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	−
low / 720p	50−55	8−9
medium / 1080p	21−24	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 550% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	24−27	0−1
medium / 1080p	14−16	−
low / 768p	50−55	0−1
medium / 768p	30−35	−
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	10−11	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 768p	100−105	45−50
medium / 768p	60−65	14−16
ultra / 1080p	30−35	0−1
high / 768p	50−55	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 188% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon HD 8730M
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN
Code name	Cayman	Mars
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 December 2010	16 November 2012
Pipelines	1408	384
Core clock speed		650 MHz
Boost Clock	800 MHz	700 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	70.40	16.80
Floating-point performance	2,252.8 gflops	537.6 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX		12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan		1.2.131
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	244 Mh/s
Laptop size		medium sized
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon HD 8730M

Radeon HD 8730M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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