Radeon HD 6950M vs Radeon RX Vega 8
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon RX Vega 8, 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 RX Vega 8, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon RX Vega 8 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon RX Vega 8 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 RX Vega 8 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon RX Vega 8
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6950M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 6950M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - by 14 nm process technology.
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
8−9
ultra / 1080p
5−6
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−12
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
30−33
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Battlefield 5 is 5% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
150−160
medium / 768p
120−130
120−130
ultra / 1080p
65−70
60−65
QHD / 1440p
35−40
35−40
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
medium / 768p
65−70
65−70
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
10−11
10−11
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−12
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
70−75
65−70
medium / 1080p
30−33
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Fortnite is 6% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
30−35
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Grand Theft Auto V is 3% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
6−7
5−6
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Metro Exodus is 16% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
95−100
90−95
ultra / 1080p
85−90
85−90
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Minecraft is 2% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
Radeon HD 6950M and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
30−35
30−33
medium / 768p
21−24
20−22
high / 1080p
10−12
10−12
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 6% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
high / 768p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon RX Vega 8
Architecture
Terascale 2
Vega
Code name
Blackcomb Pro
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 January 2011
26 October 2017
Pipelines
960
512
Core clock speed
580 MHz
Boost Clock
1200 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
27.84
Floating-point performance
1,113.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Laptop size
large
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