Radeon HD 6990M vs GeForce GTX 950M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 6990M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 950M outperforms HD 6990M by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 576 | 628 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.13 | 3.61 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | Blackcomb |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 12 July 2011 (13 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 | 640 | 1120 |
| Core clock speed | 914 MHz | 715 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 44.96 | 40.04 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.439 TFLOPS | 1.602 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 40 | 56 |
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 | medium sized | large |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | DDR3 or GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 or 2500 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 or 80 GB/s | 115.2 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| VGA аnalog display support | + | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| GameWorks | + | - |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
| BatteryBoost | + | - |
| Ansel | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
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.
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.
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.
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:
| 900p | 65−70
+20.4%
| 54
−20.4%
|
| Full HD | 30
−100%
| 60
+100%
|
| 1440p | 21
+31.3%
| 16−18
−31.3%
|
| 4K | 15
+50%
| 10−12
−50%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+18.2%
|
10−12
−18.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 31
+55%
|
20−22
−55%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+18.2%
|
10−12
−18.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 23
+64.3%
|
14−16
−64.3%
|
| Fortnite | 65
+124%
|
27−30
−124%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+21.7%
|
21−24
−21.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+36.4%
|
10−12
−36.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 26
+36.8%
|
18−20
−36.8%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+14.8%
|
60−65
−14.8%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 26
+30%
|
20−22
−30%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+18.2%
|
10−12
−18.2%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
+22.4%
|
85−90
−22.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Dota 2 | 73
+73.8%
|
40−45
−73.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21
+50%
|
14−16
−50%
|
| Fortnite | 24
−20.8%
|
27−30
+20.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+21.7%
|
21−24
−21.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+36.4%
|
10−12
−36.4%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20
+17.6%
|
16−18
−17.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+21.1%
|
18−20
−21.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
+35.7%
|
14−16
−35.7%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+14.8%
|
60−65
−14.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+18.2%
|
10−12
−18.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Dota 2 | 67
+59.5%
|
40−45
−59.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 19
+35.7%
|
14−16
−35.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+21.7%
|
21−24
−21.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+36.4%
|
10−12
−36.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+21.1%
|
18−20
−21.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 11
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+14.8%
|
60−65
−14.8%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 22
−31.8%
|
27−30
+31.8%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 45−50
+26.3%
|
35−40
−26.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+11.8%
|
30−35
−11.8%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+29.1%
|
55−60
−29.1%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+28%
|
24−27
−28%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+29.4%
|
16−18
−29.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
This is how GTX 950M and HD 6990M compete in popular games:
- GTX 950M is 20% faster in 900p
- HD 6990M is 100% faster in 1080p
- GTX 950M is 31% faster in 1440p
- GTX 950M is 50% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 950M is 300% faster.
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6990M is 80% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 950M is ahead in 57 tests (89%)
- HD 6990M is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.71 | 5.27 |
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 12 July 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
GTX 950M has a 27.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 950M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6990M in performance tests.
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