HD Graphics 400 vs Radeon HD 6950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6950 with HD Graphics 400, including specs and performance data.

HD 6950
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 500 Watt
6.76
+498%

HD 6950 outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 498% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5611078
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.11no data
Power efficiency2.3212.91
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code nameCaymanBraswell GT1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date14 December 2010 (14 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data

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 cores140896
Core clock speedno data320 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)500 Watt6 Watt
Texture fill rate70.407.200
Floating-point processing power2.253 TFLOPS0.1152 TFLOPS
ROPs322
TMUs8812

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 x16Ring Bus
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1250 MHzSystem Shared
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-DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (11_1)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.3
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan-+

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
+498%
HD Graphics 400 1.13

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
+618%
HD Graphics 400 450

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 6.76 1.13
Recency 14 December 2010 1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 500 Watt 6 Watt

HD 6950 has a 498.2% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 8233.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6950 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6950 is a desktop card while HD Graphics 400 is a notebook 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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AMD Radeon HD 6950
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