Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon RX 550X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX 550X, 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 RX 550X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon RX 550X
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 900% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550X.
Radeon HD 6950 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 550X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6950 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon RX 550X - with GCN 4.0.
Radeon HD 6950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6950 is 122 mm longer, than Radeon RX 550X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 4750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	10−11
ultra / 1080p	8−9	6−7
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	21−24
medium / 1080p	16−18	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 30% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
QHD / 1440p	5−6	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 27% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX 550X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	170−180
medium / 768p	170−180	140−150
ultra / 1080p	90−95	70−75
QHD / 1440p	50−55	40−45
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	130−140	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	90−95	75−80
ultra / 1080p	60−65	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 19% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	16−18	12−14
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
4K / 2160p	6−7	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	18−20	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 35% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	90−95	75−80
medium / 1080p	45−50	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 21% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	24−27	16−18
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
QHD / 1440p	8−9	4−5
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	27−30	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 31% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p	80−85	65−70
medium / 768p	70−75	55−60
high / 1080p	27−30	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−12	8−9
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	9−10	6−7
ultra / 1080p	7−8	5−6
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	18−20
medium / 1080p	12−14	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	90−95
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 10% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	40−45
medium / 1080p	21−24	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	18−20
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 23% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p	50−55	35−40
medium / 768p	30−35	21−24
high / 1080p	16−18	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	8−9
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p	100−105	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	50−55
ultra / 1080p	30−35	24−27
high / 768p	50−55	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon RX 550X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon RX 550X
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN 4.0
Code name	Cayman	Lexa
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 December 2010	16 December 2018
Pipelines	1408	512
Core clock speed		1100 MHz
Boost Clock	800 MHz	1183 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	70.40	37.86
Floating-point performance	2,252.8 gflops	1,211 gflops
Length	267 mm	145 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		96 GB/s
DirectX		12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
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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