NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB vs AMD Radeon HD 6950

What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and AMD Radeon HD 6950. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GP107GPU NameCayman
GP107-301-K1-A1Model numberCayman PRO
(215-0807019)
PascalArchitectureTeraScale 3
SamsungFoundryTSMC
14 nmProcess Size40 nm
3,300 millionTransistors2,640 million
132 mm²Die Size389 mm²

Graphics Card

May 21st, 2018Release DateDec 14th, 2010
GeForce 10FamilyNorthern Islands
(HD 6900)
ActiveProductionEnd-of-life
GeForce 900PredecessorEvergreen
PCIe 3.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16

Memory

3 GBMemory Size2 GB
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5
96 bitMemory Bus256 bit
84.10 GB/sBandwidth160.0 GB/s

Performance

36.43 GPixel/sPixel fillrate25.60 GPixel/s
72.86 GTexel/sTexture fillrate70.40 GTexel/s
2.332 TFLOPSFP32 (float) performance2.253 TFLOPS
72.86 GFLOPS (1:32)FP64 (double) performance563.2 GFLOPS (1:4)

Clock Speeds

1752 MHz
7 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1250 MHz
5 Gbps effective

Render Config

768Shading Units1408
48TMUs88
24ROPs32
48 KB (per SM)L1 Cache8 KB (per CU)
768 KBL2 Cache512 KB

Board Design

Dual-slotSlot WidthDual-slot
145 mm
5.7 inches
Length286 mm
11.3 inches
111 mm
4.4 inches
Width126 mm
5 inches
75 WThermal design power (TDP)200 W
250 WSuggested PSU550 W
1x DVI
1x HDMI
1x DisplayPort
Display Connectors2x DVI
1x HDMI
2x mini-DisplayPort
NonePower Connectors2x 6-pin
PG210Board NumberC216-47

API support

12 (12_1)DirectX11.2 (11_0)
4.6OpenGL4.4
3.0OpenCL1.2
1.2VulkanN/A
6.4Shader Model5.0