Radeon HD 6950 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 with Radeon HD 6950, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.94
+61.8%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms HD 6950 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking425561
Place by popularity26not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.11
Power efficiencyno data2.32
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeCayman
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores961408
Boost clock speedno data800 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data500 Watt
Texture fill rateno data70.40
Floating-point processing powerno data2.253 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data88

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-pin

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 typeDDR4GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1250 MHz
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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX 12_1DirectX® 11
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2

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.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 10.94
+61.8%
HD 6950 6.76

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.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 4820
+49.2%
HD 6950 3230

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
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+77.5%
40−45
−77.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+65.7%
35−40
−65.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+77.5%
40−45
−77.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+65.7%
35−40
−65.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+77.5%
40−45
−77.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+77.8%
27−30
−77.8%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.94 6.76
Recency 15 August 2020 14 December 2010
Chip lithography 10 nm 40 nm

Iris Xe Graphics G7 has a 61.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 6950 is a desktop one.


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