Radeon HD 6950 vs R9 M395

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M395 with Radeon HD 6950, including specs and performance data.

R9 M395
2015
4 GB GDDR5
12.74
+88.5%

R9 M395 outperforms HD 6950 by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking392561
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.11
Power efficiencyno data2.32
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameno dataCayman
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date9 June 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

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 cores17921408
Core clock speed834 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data800 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Million2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data500 Watt
Texture fill rateno data70.40
Floating-point processing powerno data2.253 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data88

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 2.0 x16
Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1250 MHz
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 data2x 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-+
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 11
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan+-
Mantle+-

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.

R9 M395 12.74
+88.5%
HD 6950 6.76

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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.

R9 M395 4911
+88.4%
HD 6950 2606

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.

R9 M395 6819
+111%
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.

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+114%
14−16
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+114%
14−16
−114%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+110%
40−45
−110%
Hitman 3 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+91.4%
35−40
−91.4%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+100%
21−24
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+106%
35−40
−106%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+114%
14−16
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+114%
14−16
−114%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+110%
40−45
−110%
Hitman 3 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+91.4%
35−40
−91.4%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+100%
21−24
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+106%
35−40
−106%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+114%
14−16
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+114%
14−16
−114%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+110%
40−45
−110%
Hitman 3 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+91.4%
35−40
−91.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+100%
21−24
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+106%
35−40
−106%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+113%
30−33
−113%
Hitman 3 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+100%
40−45
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Hitman 3 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+103%
30−33
−103%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.74 6.76
Recency 9 June 2015 14 December 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R9 M395 has a 88.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M395 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M395 is a notebook 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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