GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Radeon HD 6950M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6950M with GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, including specs and performance data.

HD 6950M
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.29

RTX 3090 Ti outperforms HD 6950M by a whopping 2036% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking76918
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.35
Power efficiency5.0111.90
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameBlackcombGA102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2011 (14 years ago)27 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores96010752
Core clock speed580 MHz1560 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1860 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate27.84625.0
Floating-point processing power1.114 TFLOPS40 TFLOPS
ROPs32112
TMUs48336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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 data336 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s1,008 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK 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/A1.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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.

HD 6950M 3.29
RTX 3090 Ti 70.26
+2036%

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 3090 Ti 69481
+2734%

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 HD9−10
−2233%
210
+2233%
1440p6−7
−2267%
142
+2267%
4K4−5
−2425%
101
+2425%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data9.52
1440pno data14.08
4Kno data19.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−2567%
300−350
+2567%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−3029%
219
+3029%
God of War 9−10
−2056%
190−200
+2056%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−1433%
180−190
+1433%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−2567%
300−350
+2567%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−2771%
201
+2771%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1960%
200−210
+1960%
Fortnite 18−20
−1578%
300−350
+1578%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1688%
280−290
+1688%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−2400%
200
+2400%
God of War 9−10
−2056%
190−200
+2056%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1067%
170−180
+1067%
Valorant 45−50
−751%
400−450
+751%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−1433%
180−190
+1433%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−2567%
300−350
+2567%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
−356%
270−280
+356%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−2371%
173
+2371%
Dota 2 30−35
−600%
217
+600%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1960%
200−210
+1960%
Fortnite 18−20
−1578%
300−350
+1578%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1688%
280−290
+1688%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−2250%
188
+2250%
God of War 9−10
−2056%
190−200
+2056%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
−1600%
170
+1600%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−2867%
178
+2867%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1067%
170−180
+1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−3482%
394
+3482%
Valorant 45−50
−751%
400−450
+751%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−1433%
180−190
+1433%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−2071%
152
+2071%
Dota 2 30−35
−529%
195
+529%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1960%
200−210
+1960%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1688%
280−290
+1688%
God of War 9−10
−2056%
190−200
+2056%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1067%
170−180
+1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1655%
193
+1655%
Valorant 45−50
−751%
400−450
+751%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−1578%
300−350
+1578%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−3086%
220−230
+3086%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−1964%
500−550
+1964%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−7450%
151
+7450%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−6150%
125
+6150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−503%
170−180
+503%
Valorant 30−35
−1370%
450−500
+1370%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5100%
104
+5100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−3580%
180−190
+3580%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−3038%
250−260
+3038%
God of War 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−5833%
170−180
+5833%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
−2417%
150−160
+2417%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−1031%
181
+1031%
Valorant 16−18
−1847%
300−350
+1847%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 53
Dota 2 10−11
−1740%
184
+1740%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5950%
120−130
+5950%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−6833%
200−210
+6833%
God of War 2−3
−4050%
80−85
+4050%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−2300%
95−100
+2300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−1875%
75−80
+1875%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Metro Exodus 84
+0%
84
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 173
+0%
173
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

This is how HD 6950M and RTX 3090 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 Ti is 2233% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 2267% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 2425% faster in 4K

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3090 Ti is 7450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 Ti performs better in 58 tests (91%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.29 70.26
Recency 4 January 2011 27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 450 Watt

HD 6950M has 800% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090 Ti, on the other hand, has a 2035.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6950M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is a desktop one.

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