Quadro P400 vs Radeon HD 6950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6950 with Quadro P400, including specs and performance data.

HD 6950
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 500 Watt
6.76
+58.3%

HD 6950 outperforms P400 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking561679
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.112.75
Power efficiency2.329.75
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameCaymanGP107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date14 December 2010 (14 years ago)7 February 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 $119.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P400 has 148% 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 cores1408256
Core clock speedno data1228 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHz1252 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)500 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate70.4020.03
Floating-point processing power2.253 TFLOPS0.641 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs8816

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 mm145 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone

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 amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1002 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data32.06 GB/s

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-DisplayPort3x mini-DisplayPort
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 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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.

HD 6950 6.76
+58.3%
Quadro P400 4.27

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
+58.4%
Quadro P400 1645

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 4.27
Recency 14 December 2010 7 February 2017
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 500 Watt 30 Watt

HD 6950 has a 58.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Quadro P400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6950 is a desktop card while Quadro P400 is a workstation one.


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