GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile vs Radeon HD 7950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7950 with GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD 7950
2012
3 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
11.83

RTX 4060 Mobile outperforms HD 7950 by a whopping 269% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking40673
Place by popularitynot in top-10045
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.37no data
Power efficiency4.2727.40
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTahitiAD107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date31 January 2012 (13 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 no data

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 cores17923072
Compute units28no data
Core clock speedno data1545 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHz1890 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate89.60181.4
Floating-point processing power2.867 TFLOPS11.61 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs11296
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

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 amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth240 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
ZeroCore+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan-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.

HD 7950 11.83
RTX 4060 Mobile 43.69
+269%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 7950 4764
RTX 4060 Mobile 17595
+269%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 7950 7500
RTX 4060 Mobile 26499
+253%

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 HD30−35
−270%
111
+270%
1440p16−18
−288%
62
+288%
4K10−12
−290%
39
+290%

Cost per frame, $

1080p14.97no data
1440p28.06no data
4K44.90no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 96
+0%
96
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 126
+0%
126
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+0%
50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 267
+0%
267
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 145
+0%
145
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80
+0%
80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 42
+0%
42
+0%
Dota 2 149
+0%
149
+0%
Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Fortnite 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 215
+0%
215
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 142
+0%
142
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 72
+0%
72
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Dota 2 156
+0%
156
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 187
+0%
187
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 112
+0%
112
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 85
+0%
85
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 85
+0%
85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
World of Tanks 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
+0%
24
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 127
+0%
127
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%
Valorant 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 25
+0%
25
+0%
Dota 2 76
+0%
76
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+0%
76
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10
+0%
10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Dota 2 126
+0%
126
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Fortnite 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 62
+0%
62
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

This is how HD 7950 and RTX 4060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Mobile is 270% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Mobile is 288% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Mobile is 290% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.83 43.69
Recency 31 January 2012 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 4060 Mobile has a 269.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 73.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7950 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is a notebook one.


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

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AMD Radeon HD 7950
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