Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon R7 M465X

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon R7 M465X 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 R7 M465X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6950 Radeon R7 M465X
Power consumption (TDP) 500 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
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 R7 M465X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon R7 M465X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 6950 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R7 M465X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon HD 6950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M465X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 M465X is 3250 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 8−9
ultra / 1080p 8−9 4−5
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 18−20
medium / 1080p 16−18 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 70% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6950 Radeon R7 M465X
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN 1.0
Code name Cayman Tropo
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 14 December 2010 15 May 2016
Pipelines 1408 512
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 70.40 29.60
Floating-point performance 2,252.8 gflops 947.2 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
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
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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