Radeon HD 6950M vs Radeon Pro 455
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon Pro 455, 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 6950M stacks up against Radeon Pro 455, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon Pro 455 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon Pro 455 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 6950M or Radeon Pro 455 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon Pro 455
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
35 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6950M has 42% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 455.
Radeon HD 6950M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro 455 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon Pro 455 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon HD 6950M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 455 - in Mobile workstations.
Radeon HD 6950M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro 455 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 455 is 275 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Radeon HD 6950M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 455 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 455 is 4100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
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
8−9
16−18
ultra / 1080p
5−6
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
20−22
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−12
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 81% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
30−35
55−60
medium / 1080p
16−18
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in Battlefield 5 is 73% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon Pro 455 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
210−220
medium / 768p
120−130
180−190
ultra / 1080p
65−70
100−110
QHD / 1440p
35−40
55−60
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−35
high / 768p
95−100
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 44% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
medium / 768p
65−70
95−100
ultra / 1080p
40−45
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in Dota 2 is 43% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
10−11
18−20
ultra / 1080p
9−10
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
24−27
40−45
medium / 1080p
10−12
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in Far Cry 5 is 75% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
100−110
medium / 1080p
30−33
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in Fortnite is 57% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
14−16
27−30
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
3−4
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
30−35
55−60
medium / 1080p
16−18
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in Forza Horizon 4 is 87% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
60−65
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
80−85
high / 1080p
16−18
30−35
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in Grand Theft Auto V is 55% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
6−7
10−11
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
16−18
30−35
medium / 1080p
8−9
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
high / 1080p
95−100
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in Minecraft is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
35−40
60−65
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 45% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
30−35
55−60
medium / 768p
21−24
35−40
high / 1080p
10−12
20−22
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−12
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 68% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
35−40
high / 768p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 455 in World of Tanks is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon Pro 455
Architecture
Terascale 2
Polaris
Code name
Blackcomb Pro
Polaris 11
Type
Laptop
Mobile workstation
Release date
6 January 2011
27 October 2016
Pipelines
960
768
Core clock speed
580 MHz
855 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
27.84
41.04
Floating-point performance
1,113.6 gflops
1,313 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
81.28 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
163 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
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