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    Radeon HD 6950M vs Radeon RX 550X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon RX 550X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon RX 550X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    Radeon RX 550X

    Radeon HD 6950M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 6950M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 here:

    Radeon HD 6950M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 6950M Radeon RX 550X
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 50 Watt.
    • Radeon HD 6950M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon RX 550X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
    • Radeon HD 6950M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550X - in Desktops.
    • Radeon HD 6950M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 550X - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 520 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
    • Radeon HD 6950M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 5100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 10−11
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 20−22 21−24
    medium / 1080p 10−12 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6950M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 6950M Radeon RX 550X
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 4.0
    Code name Blackcomb Pro Lexa
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 6 January 2011 16 December 2018
    Pipelines 960 512
    Core clock speed 580 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1183 MHz
    Transistor count 1,700 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 27.84 37.86
    Floating-point performance 1,113.6 gflops 1,211 gflops
    Length 145 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    Laptop size large
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