GMA 3150 vs Radeon HD 6950

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	637	1617
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.97	no data
Power efficiency	2.41	no data
Architecture	TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)	Generation 4.0 (2006−2007)
GPU code name	Cayman	Pineview
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	14 December 2010 (15 years ago)	9 May 2007 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1408	16
Core clock speed	no data	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,640 million	123 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	13 Watt
Texture fill rate	70.40	0.8
Floating-point processing power	2.253 TFLOPS	0.0128 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	1
TMUs	88	2
L1 Cache	352 KB	no data
L2 Cache	512 KB	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCI
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	System Shared
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire

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-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	9.0c
Shader Model	5.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.0
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	-	N/A

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

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Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 December 2010	9 May 2007
Chip lithography	40 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	13 Watt