Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 6950 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 R5 Bristol Ridge here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6950 Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Power consumption (TDP) 500 Watt 12-45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6950 has 4066% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
  • Radeon HD 6950 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - in Laptops.
  • Radeon HD 6950 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • Radeon HD 6950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 14−16
medium / 1080p 16−18 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6950 Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name Cayman Bristol Ridge
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 December 2010 1 June 2016
Pipelines 1408 384
Boost Clock 800 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 3100 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 70.40
Floating-point performance 2,252.8 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
Shared memory +
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
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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