Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon R9 370

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon R9 370, 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 R9 370, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon R9 370
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 354% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 370.
Radeon HD 6950 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 370 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon R9 370 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6950 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R9 370 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 6950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 370 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6950 is 46 mm longer, than Radeon R9 370.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 370 is 4350 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	8−9	21−24
QHD / 1440p	3−4	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	27−30	60−65
medium / 1080p	16−18	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 157% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	21−24	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
QHD / 1440p	5−6	35−40
4K / 2160p	5−6	18−20
low / 720p	45−50	100−110
medium / 1080p	24−27	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Battlefield 5 is 170% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	200−210	250−260
medium / 768p	170−180	220−230
ultra / 1080p	90−95	180−190
QHD / 1440p	50−55	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	70−75
high / 768p	130−140	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	60−65	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Dota 2 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	16−18	45−50
ultra / 1080p	14−16	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	6−7	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	21−24	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
QHD / 1440p	16−18	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	90−95	180−190
medium / 1080p	45−50	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Fortnite is 123% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	24−27	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
QHD / 1440p	8−9	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	45−50	100−110
medium / 1080p	27−30	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Forza Horizon 4 is 152% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	80−85	140−150
medium / 768p	70−75	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	70−75
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−35
QHD / 1440p	2−3	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Grand Theft Auto V is 102% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	9−10	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	100−110
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	24−27	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 125% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	50−55	130−140
medium / 768p	30−35	85−90
high / 1080p	16−18	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−11	24−27
4K / 2160p	8−9	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 158% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	100−105	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	50−55
high / 768p	50−55	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6950.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon R9 370
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cayman	Trinidad
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 December 2010	5 May 2015
Pipelines	1408	1280
Core clock speed		925 MHz
Boost Clock	800 MHz	975 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	70.40	78.00
Floating-point performance	2,252.8 gflops	2,496 gflops
Length	267 mm	221 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	5600 MHz
Memory bandwidth		179.2 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	336 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon R9 370

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