Radeon HD 6950 vs Quadro P2000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P2000 Mobile with Radeon HD 6950, including specs and performance data.

P2000 Mobile
2019
3.75 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
16.03
+136%

P2000 Mobile outperforms HD 6950 by a whopping 136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking330555
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.04
Power efficiency15.422.45
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameGP106Cayman
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date15 February 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores11521408
Core clock speed1291 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1291 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt500 Watt
Texture fill rate92.9570.40
Floating-point processing power2.974 TFLOPS2.253 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs7288

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3.75 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth96.13 GB/sno data
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 outputs2x 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-+
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 11
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2-
CUDA6.1-

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.

P2000 Mobile 16.03
+136%
HD 6950 6.78

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.

P2000 Mobile 6847
+112%
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.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.03 6.78
Recency 15 February 2019 14 December 2010
Maximum RAM amount 3.75 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 500 Watt

P2000 Mobile has a 136.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 87.5% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P2000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 6950 is a desktop one.


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

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