Radeon HD 6950M vs Radeon R9 M365X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R9 M365X, 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 R9 M365X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R9 M365X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R9 M365X 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 R9 M365X here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon R9 M365X
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6950M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M365X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M365X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6950M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M365X - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M365X is 320 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Radeon HD 6950M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M365X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M365X is 225 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
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
16−18
medium / 1080p
10−12
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Battlefield 5 is 26% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R9 M365X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
130−140
medium / 768p
120−130
110−120
ultra / 1080p
65−70
50−55
QHD / 1440p
35−40
27−30
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
95−100
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 16% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
85−90
80−85
medium / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Dota 2 is 14% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
high / 1080p
10−11
8−9
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−12
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
low / 720p
70−75
60−65
medium / 1080p
30−33
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Fortnite is 22% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
3−4
1−2
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Forza Horizon 4 is 23% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
60−65
50−55
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Grand Theft Auto V is 17% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
high / 1080p
6−7
4−5
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
12−14
medium / 1080p
8−9
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
95−100
85−90
ultra / 1080p
85−90
80−85
medium / 1080p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Minecraft is 5% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
30−35
24−27
medium / 768p
21−24
16−18
high / 1080p
10−12
9−10
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 23% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
high / 768p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M365X.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon R9 M365X
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Blackcomb Pro
Tropo
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 January 2011
6 May 2015
Pipelines
960
640
Core clock speed
580 MHz
900 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
27.84
37.00
Floating-point performance
1,113.6 gflops
1,184 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
72 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Laptop size
large
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Compute units
10
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