Radeon RX 7600 XT vs HD 6950M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6950M with Radeon RX 7600 XT, including specs and performance data.

HD 6950M
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.57

RX 7600 XT outperforms HD 6950M by a whopping 1150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking72181
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data77.86
Power efficiency4.8916.10
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameBlackcombNavi 33
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores9602048
Core clock speed580 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2755 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate27.84352.6
Floating-point processing power1.114 TFLOPS22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs48128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 x8
Lengthno data204 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s288.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.2
VulkanN/A1.3

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

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1088%
95−100
+1088%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1100%
240−250
+1100%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−1100%
300−310
+1100%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−1114%
170−180
+1114%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−1120%
500−550
+1120%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1088%
95−100
+1088%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1100%
240−250
+1100%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−1100%
300−310
+1100%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−1114%
170−180
+1114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1100%
180−190
+1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−1120%
500−550
+1120%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1088%
95−100
+1088%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1100%
240−250
+1100%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−1100%
300−310
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−1114%
170−180
+1114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1100%
180−190
+1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−1120%
500−550
+1120%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1088%
95−100
+1088%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−1127%
270−280
+1127%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.57 44.61
Recency 4 January 2011 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 190 Watt

HD 6950M has 280% lower power consumption.

RX 7600 XT, on the other hand, has a 1149.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6950M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7600 XT is a desktop one.


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