AMD Radeon HD 6950M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M

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Combined performance score

GTX 765M
5.15
+45.9%

GeForce GTX 765M outperforms Radeon HD 6950M by 46% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking581679
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.530.49
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameN14-GEBlackcomb Pro
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2013 (10 years old)6 January 2011 (13 years old)
Current price$93 $338
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 765M has 8% better value for money than HD 6950M.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores768960
CUDA cores768no data
Core clock speed850 MHz580 MHz
Boost clock speed863 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,540 million1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate55.2327.84
Floating-point performance1,326 gflops1,113.6 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 765M and Radeon HD 6950M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth64.0 GB/s115.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP content protection+no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+no data

Technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support+no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+no data
Optimus+no data
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 API11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 765M 5.15
+45.9%
HD 6950M 3.53

GeForce GTX 765M outperforms Radeon HD 6950M by 46% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 765M 14870
+46.9%
HD 6950M 10122

GeForce GTX 765M outperforms Radeon HD 6950M by 47% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 765M 4019
+63.9%
HD 6950M 2452

GeForce GTX 765M outperforms Radeon HD 6950M by 64% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p51
+70%
30−35
−70%
Full HD40
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Hitman 3 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Hitman 3 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Hitman 3 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

This is how GTX 765M and HD 6950M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 765M is 70% faster than HD 6950M

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 765M is 48.1% faster than HD 6950M

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 765M is 400% faster than the HD 6950M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 765M is ahead in 57 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.15 3.53
Recency 30 May 2013 6 January 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt

The GeForce GTX 765M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950M in performance tests.


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