Radeon HD 6950 vs Quadro M2000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro M2000 with Radeon HD 6950, including specs and performance data.
M2000 outperforms HD 6950 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 442 | 561 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.64 | 1.11 |
| Power efficiency | 9.47 | 2.32 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) |
| GPU code name | GM206 | Cayman |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 8 April 2016 (8 years ago) | 14 December 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $437.75 | $299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Quadro M2000 has 228% better value for money than HD 6950.
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 | 768 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 796 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1163 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,940 million | 2,640 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 500 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 55.82 | 70.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.786 TFLOPS | 2.253 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 48 | 88 |
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 | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 201 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1" (2.5 cm) | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
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 | 128 Bit | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1653 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 106 GB/s | no data |
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 | 4x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
| Eyefinity | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | - | + |
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Desktop Management | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | - |
| CUDA | 5.2 | - |
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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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
| Performance score | 10.35 | 6.76 |
| Recency | 8 April 2016 | 14 December 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 500 Watt |
Quadro M2000 has a 53.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.
The Quadro M2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro M2000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 6950 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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