GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs Radeon HD 6950

Place in the ranking	565	69
Place by popularity	not in top-100	98
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.11	41.01
Power efficiency	2.33	15.20
Architecture	TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Cayman	TU104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	14 December 2010 (14 years ago)	9 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 Super has 3595% 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	1408	2560
Core clock speed	no data	1605 MHz
Boost clock speed	800 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	2,640 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	215 Watt
Texture fill rate	70.40	283.2
Floating-point processing power	2.253 TFLOPS	9.062 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	88	160
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	448.0 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire	+	-
VR Ready	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.2.131
CUDA	-	7.5

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.

HD 6950 6.77

RTX 2070 Super 47.40
+600%

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.

HD 6950 2603

RTX 2070 Super 18219
+600%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 6950 3230

RTX 2070 Super 24640
+663%

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	18−20 −644%	134 +644%
1440p	10−12 −690%	79 +690%
4K	7−8 −629%	51 +629%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	16.61 −346%	3.72 +346%
1440p	29.90 −373%	6.32 +373%
4K	42.71 −337%	9.78 +337%

RTX 2070 Super has 346% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 2070 Super has 373% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 2070 Super has 337% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	117 +0%	117 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	94 +0%	94 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	98 +0%	98 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	96 +0%	96 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 +0%	86 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	252 +0%	252 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	131 +0%	131 +0%
Metro Exodus	112 +0%	112 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +0%	122 +0%
Valorant	214 +0%	214 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	180 +0%	180 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	84 +0%	84 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	76 +0%	76 +0%
Dota 2	142 +0%	142 +0%
Far Cry 5	92 +0%	92 +0%
Fortnite	168 +0%	168 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	198 +0%	198 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	102 +0%	102 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	145 +0%	145 +0%
Metro Exodus	89 +0%	89 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	249 +0%	249 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	67 +0%	67 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	128 +0%	128 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85 +0%	85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	78 +0%	78 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 +0%	69 +0%
Dota 2	129 +0%	129 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	167 +0%	167 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	100 +0%	100 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	143 +0%	143 +0%
Valorant	194 +0%	194 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	95 +0%	95 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	95 +0%	95 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	44 +0%	44 +0%
World of Tanks	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	83 +0%	83 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	51 +0%	51 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 +0%	45 +0%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	123 +0%	123 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	68 +0%	68 +0%
Metro Exodus	91 +0%	91 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	138 +0%	138 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	28 +0%	28 +0%
Dota 2	93 +0%	93 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	93 +0%	93 +0%
Metro Exodus	37 +0%	37 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	164 +0%	164 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 +0%	28 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	93 +0%	93 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	57 +0%	57 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +0%	22 +0%
Dota 2	128 +0%	128 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Fortnite	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65 +0%	65 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	39 +0%	39 +0%
Valorant	73 +0%	73 +0%

This is how HD 6950 and RTX 2070 Super compete in popular games:

RTX 2070 Super is 644% faster in 1080p
RTX 2070 Super is 690% faster in 1440p
RTX 2070 Super is 629% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.77	47.40
Recency	14 December 2010	9 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	215 Watt

RTX 2070 Super has a 600.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 132.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950 in performance tests.

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