Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q vs AMD Radeon HD 6950
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 0
- Max video memory 2048 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 1250
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 1366 MHz
- Max video memory 3 GB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 7008 MHz
- Maximum resolution
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance rating | 470 | not rated |
Value for money | 0.61 | no data |
Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
GPU code name | Cayman | GP107 |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Design | reference | no data |
Release date | 14 December 2010 (12 years old) | 1 February 2019 (4 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | no data |
Current price | $410 (1.4x MSRP) | $1197 |
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 cores | 1408 | 768 |
Core clock speed | no data | 1366 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | 1442 MHz |
Number of transistors | 2,640 million | 3,300 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 500 Watt | 75 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 70.40 | 69.22 |
Floating-point performance | 2,252.8 gflops | no data |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video 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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 267 mm | no data |
Width | 2-slot | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 3 GB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 7008 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 84.1 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
Eyefinity | 1 | no data |
HDMI | + | no data |
DisplayPort support | - | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
AppAcceleration | - | no data |
CrossFire | 1 | no data |
Enduro | - | no data |
HD3D | - | no data |
PowerTune | - | no data |
TrueAudio | - | no data |
ZeroCore | - | no data |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
DirectX | DirectX® 11 | 12 (12_1) |
Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.4 |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | no data | 1.2.131 |
Mantle | - | no data |
CUDA | no data | 6.1 |
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Radeon HD 6950 and GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 244 Mh/s | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
Recency | 14 December 2010 | 1 February 2019 |
Memory bus width | 256 | 96 |
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1408 | 768 |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 500 Watt | 75 Watt |
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Competitors of Radeon HD 6950 by NVIDIA
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We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q from AMD is Radeon HD 6950.
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