GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs Radeon HD 6950M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6950M and GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms HD 6950M by a whopping 1906% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 729 | 21 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.95 | 41.33 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb | AD103 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
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 | 960 | 9728 |
| Core clock speed | 580 MHz | 1335 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 45,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 27.84 | 515.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.114 TFLOPS | 32.98 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 112 |
| TMUs | 48 | 304 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 304 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 76 |
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 size | large | large |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
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 | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 576.0 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 | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
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.
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.
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.
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 | 8−9
−2125%
| 178
+2125%
|
| 1440p | 6−7
−2083%
| 131
+2083%
|
| 4K | 4−5
−1975%
| 83
+1975%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−1592%
|
220
+1592%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−1850%
|
156
+1850%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−1070%
|
110−120
+1070%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−1477%
|
205
+1477%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−788%
|
71
+788%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−2388%
|
398
+2388%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
−3900%
|
200
+3900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−2014%
|
148
+2014%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
−992%
|
130−140
+992%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−5214%
|
350−400
+5214%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−1070%
|
110−120
+1070%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−915%
|
132
+915%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−750%
|
68
+750%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−1482%
|
174
+1482%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
−616%
|
136
+616%
|
| Fortnite | 20−22
−1320%
|
280−290
+1320%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−2319%
|
387
+2319%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
−3640%
|
180−190
+3640%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−12
−1373%
|
162
+1373%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−1871%
|
138
+1871%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−572%
|
210−220
+572%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
−992%
|
130−140
+992%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−1238%
|
170−180
+1238%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−3643%
|
262
+3643%
|
| World of Tanks | 60−65
−350%
|
270−280
+350%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−1070%
|
110−120
+1070%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−1046%
|
149
+1046%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−688%
|
63
+688%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−1600%
|
187
+1600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
−605%
|
130−140
+605%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−2206%
|
369
+2206%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
−3480%
|
179
+3480%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−572%
|
210−220
+572%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−5214%
|
350−400
+5214%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1900%
|
160−170
+1900%
|
| Dota 2 | 2−3
−6800%
|
138
+6800%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−4533%
|
139
+4533%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−629%
|
170−180
+629%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−4500%
|
90−95
+4500%
|
| World of Tanks | 24−27
−1964%
|
516
+1964%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−2075%
|
85−90
+2075%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1075%
|
47
+1075%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−1900%
|
160−170
+1900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−7250%
|
294
+7250%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
−3375%
|
130−140
+3375%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−2633%
|
164
+2633%
|
| Valorant | 10−12
−2800%
|
300−350
+2800%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−975%
|
172
+975%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−988%
|
174
+988%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−1990%
|
200−210
+1990%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−3050%
|
60−65
+3050%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−988%
|
174
+988%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−2933%
|
90−95
+2933%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24
+1100%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−1019%
|
179
+1019%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−2525%
|
100−110
+2525%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−4700%
|
95−100
+4700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−7700%
|
156
+7700%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−8600%
|
85−90
+8600%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−6067%
|
180−190
+6067%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60
+0%
|
60
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 82
+0%
|
82
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 314
+0%
|
314
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
This is how HD 6950M and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 4090 Mobile is 2125% faster in 1080p
- RTX 4090 Mobile is 2083% faster in 1440p
- RTX 4090 Mobile is 1975% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 Mobile is 8600% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 4090 Mobile is ahead in 59 tests (91%)
- there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.46 | 69.40 |
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 3 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 120 Watt |
HD 6950M has 140% lower power consumption.
RTX 4090 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1905.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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