Radeon HD 6950M vs Radeon R9 M385
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R9 M385, 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 M385, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R9 M385 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon R9 M385 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 M385 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon R9 M385
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 M385 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M385 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 M385 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6950M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M385 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M385 is 600 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
10−12
ultra / 1080p
5−6
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
20−22
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Battlefield 5 is 15% 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 R9 M385 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
170−180
medium / 768p
120−130
140−150
ultra / 1080p
65−70
75−80
QHD / 1440p
35−40
40−45
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
95−100
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
medium / 768p
65−70
75−80
ultra / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Dota 2 is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−12
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
16−18
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
80−85
medium / 1080p
30−33
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Fortnite is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
QHD / 1440p
3−4
5−6
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Forza Horizon 4 is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Grand Theft Auto V is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
6−7
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
8−9
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
95−100
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
90−95
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Minecraft is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
35−40
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
20−22
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
30−35
35−40
medium / 768p
21−24
24−27
high / 1080p
10−12
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
high / 768p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in World of Tanks is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon R9 M385
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Blackcomb Pro
Strato
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 January 2011
16 June 2015
Pipelines
960
896
Core clock speed
580 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
27.84
56.00
Floating-point performance
1,113.6 gflops
1,792 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.3
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
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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