Radeon RX 6300 vs GeForce GTX 950M

Place in the ranking	562	357
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.13	31.40
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM107	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	no data

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	768
Core clock speed	914 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	32 Watt
Texture fill rate	44.96	97.92
Floating-point processing power	1.439 TFLOPS	3.133 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	40	48
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	12

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	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	no data	IGP
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	32 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 or 2500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 or 80 GB/s	64 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	2x HDMI 2.1
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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
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. 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.

GTX 950M 6.70

RX 6300 14.65
+119%

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.

GTX 950M 2581

RX 6300 5641
+119%

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 HD	29 −107%	60−65 +107%
1440p	21 −114%	45−50 +114%
4K	16 −87.5%	30−35 +87.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12

−118%

24−27
+118%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	23 −117%	50−55 +117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
Battlefield 5	24 −108%	50−55 +108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Far Cry 5	24 −108%	50−55 +108%
Far Cry New Dawn	24 −108%	50−55 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −116%	95−100 +116%
Hitman 3	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −113%	85−90 +113%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Red Dead Redemption 2	48 −108%	100−105 +108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	43 −109%	90−95 +109%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −112%	110−120 +112%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Far Cry 5	20 −100%	40−45 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	19 −111%	40−45 +111%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −116%	95−100 +116%
Hitman 3	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −113%	85−90 +113%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −117%	50−55 +117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 −117%	100−105 +117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −112%	110−120 +112%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 −118%	24−27 +118%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Far Cry 5	15 −100%	30−33 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −116%	95−100 +116%
Hitman 3	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	19 −111%	40−45 +111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −117%	50−55 +117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 −118%	24−27 +118%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −112%	110−120 +112%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−112%

70−75
+112%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	35 −114%	75−80 +114%
Hitman 3	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 −108%	27−30 +108%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −109%	90−95 +109%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−111%

40−45
+111%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Hitman 3	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −100%	40−45 +100%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−94.4%

35−40
+94.4%

This is how GTX 950M and RX 6300 compete in popular games:

RX 6300 is 107% faster in 1080p
RX 6300 is 114% faster in 1440p
RX 6300 is 88% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.70	14.65
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	32 Watt

GTX 950M has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6300, on the other hand, has a 118.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 134.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6300 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 950M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6300 is a desktop one.

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