GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs Radeon HD 6950M

Place in the ranking	723	128
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.93	22.36
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Blackcomb	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2011 (14 years ago)	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)

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 cores	960	5120
Core clock speed	580 MHz	1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	1,700 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	27.84	249.6
Floating-point processing power	1.114 TFLOPS	15.97 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	48	160
Tensor Cores	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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 size	large	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	448.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

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 6950M 3.58

RTX 3070 Mobile 37.36
+944%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 6950M 2452

RTX 3070 Mobile 33996
+1286%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 6950M 10122

RTX 3070 Mobile 77148
+662%

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 HD	10−12 −1050%	115 +1050%
1440p	6−7 −1100%	72 +1100%
4K	4−5 −1025%	45 +1025%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1009%	122 +1009%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1388%	119 +1388%
Elden Ring	8−9 −1463%	125 +1463%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −910%	100−110 +910%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −827%	102 +827%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1113%	97 +1113%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1300%	224 +1300%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1500%	112 +1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −517%	70−75 +517%
Valorant	4−5 −3625%	140−150 +3625%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −910%	100−110 +910%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −673%	85 +673%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −900%	80 +900%
Dota 2	10−12 −1055%	127 +1055%
Elden Ring	8−9 −2163%	181 +2163%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −316%	79 +316%
Fortnite	20−22 −730%	160−170 +730%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1044%	183 +1044%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 −1036%	125 +1036%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1200%	91 +1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −513%	190−200 +513%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −450%	66 +450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −908%	130−140 +908%
Valorant	4−5 −2350%	98 +2350%
World of Tanks	60−65 −350%	270−280 +350%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −910%	100−110 +910%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −673%	85 +673%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −750%	68 +750%
Dota 2	10−12 −991%	120 +991%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −400%	95−100 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −950%	168 +950%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −513%	190−200 +513%
Valorant	4−5 −4475%	183 +4475%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 −8200%	83 +8200%
Elden Ring	3−4 −3333%	103 +3333%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 −4050%	83 +4050%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −600%	170−180 +600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1800%	38 +1800%
World of Tanks	24−27 −848%	230−240 +848%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −311%	35−40 +311%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1333%	43 +1333%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1400%	120−130 +1400%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −4067%	125 +4067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1180%	60−65 +1180%
Valorant	10−12 −973%	118 +973%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −419%	83 +419%
Elden Ring	1−2 −5000%	51 +5000%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −419%	83 +419%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1100%	24 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −419%	83 +419%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1333%	40−45 +1333%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1900%	20 +1900%
Dota 2	16−18 −581%	109 +581%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1250%	50−55 +1250%
Fortnite	2−3 −2500%	50−55 +2500%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −7000%	71 +7000%
Valorant	3−4 −2033%	64 +2033%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	37 +0%	37 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

This is how HD 6950M and RTX 3070 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 Mobile is 1050% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 Mobile is 1100% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 Mobile is 1025% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Dota 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3070 Mobile is 8200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3070 Mobile is ahead in 59 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.58	37.36
Recency	4 January 2011	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	125 Watt

HD 6950M has 150% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 943.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950M in performance tests.

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