Quadro T1200 Mobile vs Radeon HD 6950M

Place in the ranking	721	287
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.89	74.08
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Blackcomb	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 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	1024
Core clock speed	580 MHz	855 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	1,700 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	18 Watt
Texture fill rate	27.84	91.20
Floating-point processing power	1.114 TFLOPS	2.918 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	48	64

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	medium sized
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 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	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	160.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.6
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	-	7.5

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

T1200 Mobile 19.46
+445%

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

T1200 Mobile 14387
+487%

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

T1200 Mobile 44135
+336%

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	10−12 −480%	58 +480%
1440p	6−7 −450%	33 +450%
4K	14−16 −479%	81 +479%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−433%

30−35
+433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −340%	40−45 +340%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −2250%	47 +2250%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −433%	30−35 +433%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −829%	65 +829%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −430%	50−55 +430%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −515%	120−130 +515%
Hitman 3	9−10 −333%	35−40 +333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −140%	60 +140%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −489%	50−55 +489%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −321%	59 +321%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −31.7%	54 +31.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −340%	40−45 +340%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1300%	28 +1300%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −433%	30−35 +433%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −743%	59 +743%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −430%	50−55 +430%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −515%	120−130 +515%
Hitman 3	9−10 −333%	35−40 +333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −88%	47 +88%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −1050%	65−70 +1050%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −489%	50−55 +489%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −214%	44 +214%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −373%	71 +373%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −14.6%	47 +14.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −340%	40−45 +340%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −950%	21 +950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −433%	30−35 +433%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −700%	56 +700%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −515%	120−130 +515%
Hitman 3	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −420%	130−140 +420%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −436%	75−80 +436%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −147%	37 +147%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +116%	19 −116%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−400%

45−50

+400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −925%	41 +925%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −11000%	110−120 +11000%
Hitman 3	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +83.3%	12 −83.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
−400%

35−40

+400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	4−5
Far Cry 5	2−3 −450%	10−12 +450%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
−425%

21−24

+425%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Hitman 3	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	32 +0%	32 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18 +0%	18 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Hitman 3	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

This is how HD 6950M and T1200 Mobile compete in popular games:

T1200 Mobile is 480% faster in 1080p
T1200 Mobile is 450% faster in 1440p
T1200 Mobile is 479% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6950M is 116% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T1200 Mobile is 11000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6950M is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
T1200 Mobile is ahead in 44 tests (66%)
there's a draw in 21 test (31%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.57	19.46
Recency	4 January 2011	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	18 Watt

T1200 Mobile has a 445.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 177.8% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T1200 Mobile 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 Quadro T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.