GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs Radeon HD 6950M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6950M and GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6950M
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.29

RTX 5050 Mobile outperforms HD 6950M by a whopping 1098% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking767116
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.0260.06
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameBlackcombGB207
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2011 (14 years ago)24 June 2025 (less than a year 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 cores9602560
Core clock speed580 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate27.84201.6
Floating-point processing power1.114 TFLOPS12.9 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs4880
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 5.0 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s224.0 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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

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 Model5.06.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1717%
210−220
+1717%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1229%
90−95
+1229%
God of War 9−10
−978%
95−100
+978%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−1017%
130−140
+1017%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1717%
210−220
+1717%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1229%
90−95
+1229%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1170%
120−130
+1170%
Fortnite 18−20
−850%
170−180
+850%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−856%
150−160
+856%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−1463%
120−130
+1463%
God of War 9−10
−978%
95−100
+978%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−940%
150−160
+940%
Valorant 45−50
−369%
230−240
+369%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−1017%
130−140
+1017%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1717%
210−220
+1717%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
−356%
270−280
+356%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1229%
90−95
+1229%
Dota 2 30−35
−1029%
350−400
+1029%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1170%
120−130
+1170%
Fortnite 18−20
−850%
170−180
+850%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−856%
150−160
+856%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−1463%
120−130
+1463%
God of War 9−10
−978%
95−100
+978%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
−1200%
130−140
+1200%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−940%
150−160
+940%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1191%
140−150
+1191%
Valorant 45−50
−369%
230−240
+369%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−1017%
130−140
+1017%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1229%
90−95
+1229%
Dota 2 30−35
−1029%
350−400
+1029%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1170%
120−130
+1170%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−856%
150−160
+856%
God of War 9−10
−978%
95−100
+978%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−940%
150−160
+940%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1191%
140−150
+1191%
Valorant 45−50
−1022%
550−600
+1022%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−850%
170−180
+850%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1343%
100−110
+1343%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−1008%
270−280
+1008%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−3950%
80−85
+3950%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−2850%
55−60
+2850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−934%
300−310
+934%
Valorant 30−35
−691%
260−270
+691%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2250%
45−50
+2250%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1840%
95−100
+1840%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1325%
110−120
+1325%
God of War 2−3
−2550%
50−55
+2550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−2433%
75−80
+2433%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
−1667%
100−110
+1667%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−438%
85−90
+438%
Valorant 16−18
−1324%
240−250
+1324%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 21−24
Dota 2 10−11
−1000%
110−120
+1000%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2550%
50−55
+2550%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2433%
75−80
+2433%
God of War 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−1200%
50−55
+1200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

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 5050 Mobile is 3950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5050 Mobile performs better in 53 tests (91%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.29 39.40
Recency 4 January 2011 24 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm

RTX 5050 Mobile has a 1097.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950M in performance tests.

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