GeForce RTX 2060 vs Radeon HD 6950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6950 and GeForce RTX 2060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6950
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 500 Watt
6.76

RTX 2060 outperforms HD 6950 by a whopping 443% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking561131
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.1140.45
Power efficiency2.3215.73
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameCaymanTU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date14 December 2010 (14 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 has 3544% better value for money than HD 6950.

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 cores14081920
Core clock speedno data1365 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHz1680 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)500 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate70.40201.6
Floating-point processing power2.253 TFLOPS6.451 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs88120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 supportPCIe 2.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data336.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-7.5

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.

HD 6950 6.76
RTX 2060 36.71
+443%

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.

HD 6950 2606
RTX 2060 14145
+443%

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.

HD 6950 3230
RTX 2060 19338
+499%

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 HD21−24
−467%
119
+467%
1440p14−16
−450%
77
+450%
4K8−9
−488%
47
+488%

Cost per frame, $

1080p14.242.93
1440p21.364.53
4K37.387.43

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 92
+0%
92
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Battlefield 5 157
+0%
157
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 106
+0%
106
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 114
+0%
114
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 128
+0%
128
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 205
+0%
205
+0%
Hitman 3 98
+0%
98
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 248
+0%
248
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 191
+0%
191
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 254
+0%
254
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 131
+0%
131
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+0%
64
+0%
Battlefield 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 96
+0%
96
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 95
+0%
95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 194
+0%
194
+0%
Hitman 3 96
+0%
96
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 247
+0%
247
+0%
Metro Exodus 140
+0%
140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 103
+0%
103
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 244
+0%
244
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+0%
56
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+0%
55
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
+0%
71
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 105
+0%
105
+0%
Hitman 3 81
+0%
81
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120
+0%
120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+0%
73
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45
+0%
45
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+0%
96
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+0%
42
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 51
+0%
51
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 54
+0%
54
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+0%
89
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 236
+0%
236
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+0%
37
+0%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+0%
104
+0%
Metro Exodus 52
+0%
52
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 28
+0%
28
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
+0%
24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 28
+0%
28
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 25
+0%
25
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 17
+0%
17
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 38
+0%
38
+0%

This is how HD 6950 and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is 467% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 is 450% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 is 488% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.76 36.71
Recency 14 December 2010 7 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 500 Watt 160 Watt

RTX 2060 has a 443% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 212.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon HD 6950
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