Radeon HD 6950M vs Arc Graphics 140V

Place in the ranking	383	723
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	4.93
Architecture	Xe² (2025)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Lunar Lake iGPU	Blackcomb
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	no data	4 January 2011 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA cores	8	960
Core clock speed	no data	580 MHz
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	3 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	27.84
Floating-point processing power	no data	1.114 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	48

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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	no data	MXM-B (3.0)

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	LPDDR5x	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	115.2 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

no data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_2	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.0
OpenGL	no data	4.4
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc Graphics 140V 13.42
+275%

HD 6950M 3.58

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Arc Graphics 140V 10688
+336%

HD 6950M 2452

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Arc Graphics 140V 39055
+286%

HD 6950M 10122

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	40 +300%	10−12 −300%
1440p	20 +300%	5−6 −300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45 +309%	10−12 −309%
Elden Ring	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +340%	10−11 −340%
Counter-Strike 2	37 +236%	10−12 −236%
Forza Horizon 4	78 +388%	16−18 −388%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +175%	12−14 −175%
Valorant	50−55 +1225%	4−5 −1225%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +340%	10−11 −340%
Counter-Strike 2	30 +173%	10−12 −173%
Dota 2	44 +300%	10−12 −300%
Elden Ring	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
Far Cry 5	35 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Fortnite	75−80 +280%	20−22 −280%
Forza Horizon 4	65 +306%	16−18 −306%
Grand Theft Auto V	43 +291%	10−12 −291%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	95−100 +209%	30−35 −209%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +175%	12−14 −175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +215%	12−14 −215%
Valorant	50−55 +1225%	4−5 −1225%
World of Tanks	170−180 +189%	60−65 −189%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +340%	10−11 −340%
Counter-Strike 2	25 +127%	10−12 −127%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +168%	18−20 −168%
Forza Horizon 4	57 +256%	16−18 −256%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	95−100 +209%	30−35 −209%
Valorant	50−55 +1225%	4−5 −1225%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	18 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Elden Ring	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
World of Tanks	95−100 +280%	24−27 −280%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
Counter-Strike 2	14 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +314%	7−8 −314%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Valorant	30−35 +200%	10−12 −200%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Dota 2	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Elden Ring	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +290%	10−11 −290%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Fortnite	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Valorant	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9

+0%

8−9

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9

+0%

8−9

+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9

+0%

8−9

+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Dota 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

This is how Arc Graphics 140V and HD 6950M compete in popular games:

Arc Graphics 140V is 300% faster in 1080p
Arc Graphics 140V is 300% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Dota 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc Graphics 140V is 1700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc Graphics 140V is ahead in 50 tests (85%)
there's a draw in 9 tests (15%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.42	3.58
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	3 nm	40 nm

Arc Graphics 140V has a 274.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc Graphics 140V is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.