Radeon HD 6950M vs RX 5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 with Radeon HD 6950M, including specs and performance data.

RX 5500
2019
4 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
21.17
+540%

RX 5500 outperforms HD 6950M by a whopping 540% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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HD 6950M HD 6950M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking300792
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.825.10
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameNavi 14Blackcomb
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 October 2019 (6 years ago)4 January 2011 (15 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 cores1408960
Core clock speedno data580 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,400 million1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate162.427.84
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS1.114 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8848
L1 Cacheno data192 KB
L2 Cacheno data512 KB

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 4.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length180 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s115.2 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12.0 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-N/A

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

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
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12−14
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Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
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7−8
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 4−5
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4−5
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
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Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
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6−7
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
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7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
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24−27
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Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
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1−2
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Metro Exodus 1−2
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1−2
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
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27−30
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Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
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1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 53 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 21.17 3.31
Recency 7 October 2019 4 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 50 Watt

RX 5500 has a 540% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6950M, on the other hand, has 120% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 6950M is a notebook one.

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