Radeon HD 6950M vs RX 470

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 470 with Radeon HD 6950M, including specs and performance data.

RX 470
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
20.57
+486%

RX 470 outperforms HD 6950M by a whopping 486% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking272729
Place by popularity42not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.58no data
Power efficiency12.044.93
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameEllesmereBlackcomb
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 August 2016 (8 years ago)4 January 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores2048960
Core clock speed926 MHz580 MHz
Boost clock speed1206 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate154.427.84
Floating-point processing power4.94 TFLOPS1.114 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12848

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1650 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth211.2 GB/s115.2 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

RX 470 20.57
+486%
HD 6950M 3.51

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.

RX 470 17625
+619%
HD 6950M 2452

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 HD69
+590%
10−12
−590%
1440p38
+533%
6−7
−533%
4K37
+517%
6−7
−517%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.59no data
1440p4.71no data
4K4.84no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+563%
8−9
−563%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+500%
7−8
−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+563%
8−9
−563%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+575%
12−14
−575%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+500%
7−8
−500%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+738%
8−9
−738%
Fortnite 100−110
+472%
18−20
−472%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+400%
16−18
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+817%
6−7
−817%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 71
+373%
14−16
−373%
Valorant 140−150
+192%
50−55
−192%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+563%
8−9
−563%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+575%
12−14
−575%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+279%
60−65
−279%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+500%
7−8
−500%
Dota 2 110−120
+244%
30−35
−244%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+738%
8−9
−738%
Fortnite 88
+389%
18−20
−389%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+400%
16−18
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+817%
6−7
−817%
Grand Theft Auto V 73
+630%
10−11
−630%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+617%
6−7
−617%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50
+233%
14−16
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70
+600%
10−11
−600%
Valorant 140−150
+192%
50−55
−192%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+575%
12−14
−575%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+500%
7−8
−500%
Dota 2 110−120
+244%
30−35
−244%
Far Cry 5 61
+663%
8−9
−663%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+400%
16−18
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+817%
6−7
−817%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40
+167%
14−16
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
+300%
10−11
−300%
Valorant 140−150
+192%
50−55
−192%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 59
+228%
18−20
−228%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
+468%
24−27
−468%
Grand Theft Auto V 33
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+592%
24−27
−592%
Valorant 180−190
+438%
30−35
−438%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+522%
9−10
−522%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Far Cry 5 43
+617%
6−7
−617%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+525%
8−9
−525%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
+667%
6−7
−667%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Grand Theft Auto V 33
+106%
16−18
−106%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
Valorant 110−120
+559%
16−18
−559%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Dota 2 86
+760%
10−11
−760%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 17
+325%
4−5
−325%

This is how RX 470 and HD 6950M compete in popular games:

  • RX 470 is 590% faster in 1080p
  • RX 470 is 533% faster in 1440p
  • RX 470 is 517% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 470 is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 470 surpassed HD 6950M in all 61 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.57 3.51
Recency 4 August 2016 4 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt

RX 470 has a 486% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6950M, on the other hand, has 140% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 470 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6950M is a notebook one.

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