GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs Radeon HD 6950M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6950M with GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, including specs and performance data.

HD 6950M
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.57

RTX 3070 Ti outperforms HD 6950M by a whopping 1613% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking72132
Place by popularitynot in top-10091
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data52.66
Power efficiency4.8914.45
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameBlackcombGA104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores9606144
Core clock speed580 MHz1575 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt290 Watt
Texture fill rate27.84339.8
Floating-point processing power1.114 TFLOPS21.75 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs48192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s608.3 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA-8.6

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 6950M 3.57
RTX 3070 Ti 61.14
+1613%

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.

HD 6950M 2452
RTX 3070 Ti 49760
+1929%

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.

HD 6950M 10122
RTX 3070 Ti 120454
+1090%

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 HD10−12
−1670%
177
+1670%
1440p5−6
−1800%
95
+1800%
4K3−4
−1933%
61
+1933%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.38
1440pno data6.31
4Kno data9.82

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2800%
174
+2800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1610%
171
+1610%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−5300%
100−110
+5300%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−2686%
190−200
+2686%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1313%
110−120
+1313%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2200%
138
+2200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1500%
110−120
+1500%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−1380%
140−150
+1380%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1040%
220−230
+1040%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1267%
120−130
+1267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−816%
220−230
+816%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−2483%
150−160
+2483%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1200%
110−120
+1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−1679%
240−250
+1679%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−263%
140−150
+263%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1170%
120−130
+1170%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−5300%
100−110
+5300%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−2686%
190−200
+2686%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1313%
110−120
+1313%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1917%
121
+1917%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1500%
110−120
+1500%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−1380%
140−150
+1380%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1040%
220−230
+1040%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1267%
120−130
+1267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−816%
220−230
+816%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−2483%
150−160
+2483%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1200%
110−120
+1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−2157%
316
+2157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−760%
120−130
+760%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−263%
140−150
+263%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−930%
103
+930%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−5300%
100−110
+5300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1313%
110−120
+1313%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1750%
111
+1750%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1500%
110−120
+1500%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1040%
220−230
+1040%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1267%
120−130
+1267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−872%
243
+872%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−1857%
274
+1857%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−880%
147
+880%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−163%
108
+163%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1200%
110−120
+1200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−2167%
130−140
+2167%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1820%
95−100
+1820%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3000%
93
+3000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2300%
70−75
+2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3550%
73
+3550%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1675%
70−75
+1675%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−27000%
270−280
+27000%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1000%
85−90
+1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−1944%
184
+1944%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−3400%
100−110
+3400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−959%
230−240
+959%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1386%
100−110
+1386%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−3450%
70−75
+3450%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2850%
55−60
+2850%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−2800%
58
+2800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−4500%
45−50
+4500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−4300%
40−45
+4300%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 36
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2000%
40−45
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−9600%
95−100
+9600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−4500%
46
+4500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1450%
60−65
+1450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 135
+0%
135
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 205
+0%
205
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
+0%
109
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+0%
119
+0%

This is how HD 6950M and RTX 3070 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Ti is 1670% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 Ti is 1800% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 Ti is 1933% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3070 Ti is 27000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Ti is ahead in 63 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.57 61.14
Recency 4 January 2011 31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 290 Watt

HD 6950M has 480% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Ti, on the other hand, has a 1612.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6950M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon HD 6950M
Radeon HD 6950M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

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