HD Graphics 4000 vs Radeon HD 6950M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6950M and HD Graphics 4000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6950M
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.57
+203%

HD 6950M outperforms HD Graphics 4000 by a whopping 203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7211066
Place by popularitynot in top-10050
Power efficiency4.891.80
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameBlackcombIvy Bridge GT2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)14 May 2012 (12 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 cores960128
Core clock speed580 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million1,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate27.8416.00
Floating-point processing power1.114 TFLOPS0.256 TFLOPS
ROPs322
TMUs4816

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)Ring Bus

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/sno data
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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.0
OpenGL4.44.0
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A+

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
+203%
HD Graphics 4000 1.18

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
+369%
HD Graphics 4000 523

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
+242%
HD Graphics 4000 2959

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:

900p35−40
+192%
12
−192%
Full HD30−35
+200%
10
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+28.1%
30−35
−28.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+15.4%
13
−15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+28.1%
30−35
−28.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+28.1%
30−35
−28.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how HD 6950M and HD Graphics 4000 compete in popular games:

  • HD 6950M is 192% faster in 900p
  • HD 6950M is 200% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 6950M is 1900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6950M is ahead in 46 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.57 1.18
Recency 4 January 2011 14 May 2012
Chip lithography 40 nm 22 nm

HD 6950M has a 202.5% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 4000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 81.8% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6950M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4000 in performance tests.


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