NVIDIA NVS 5400M vs AMD Radeon HD 6950M

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Performance
NVS 5400M
1,1191% of 104,598
Radeon HD 6950M119% better
2,4522% of 104,598

The Radeon HD 6950M has 119% better performance than the NVS 5400M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
NVS 5400M
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Radeon HD 6950M
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Summary

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About the NVIDIA NVS 5400M GPU

The NVIDIA NVS 5400M is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q2 2012. It is built on the Fermi GPU microarchitecture (codename GF108) and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

The NVS 5400M has 2 GB of GDDR3 memory, with a 900 MHz memory clock and a 128 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 28.8 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The NVS 5400M includes 96 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 660 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 16 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 4 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 35 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The NVS 5400M has the 444th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 1.07% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

About the AMD Radeon HD 6950M GPU

The AMD Radeon HD 6950M is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q1 2011. It is built on the TeraScale 2 GPU microarchitecture (codename Blackcomb) and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

The HD 6950M has 1,024 MB of GDDR5 memory, with a 900 MHz memory clock and a 256 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 115.2 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The HD 6950M includes 960 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 580 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 48 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 32 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 50 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The HD 6950M has the 328th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 2.34% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoNVS 5400MRadeon HD 6950M
ManufacturerNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureFermiTeraScale 2
Market SegmentMobileMobile
Release DateQ2 2012Q1 2011
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
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Gaming Performance

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Our database does not have gaming performance data for the NVIDIA NVS 5400M or the AMD Radeon HD 6950M.

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
NVS 5400M
1,1191% of 104,598
Radeon HD 6950M119% better
2,4522% of 104,598

The Radeon HD 6950M has 119% better performance than the NVS 5400M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The NVS 5400M is ranked 444th with a score of 1,119, and the Radeon HD 6950M is ranked 328th with a score of 2,452.

Performance per dollar
NVS 5400M
No data available
Radeon HD 6950M
No data available

We do not have any performance per dollar data for the NVS 5400M and the Radeon HD 6950M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

Choose Baseline GPU:NVS 5400M or
GPUBenchmark Performance
Radeon R7 M3702,524+126%
Radeon HD 7850M2,467+120%
Radeon HD 6950M2,452+119%
Quadro K620M2,434+118%
Quadro K3000M2,427+117%
Radeon HD 7690M1,141+2%
Radeon HD 6730M1,141+2%
NVS 5400M1,119
GeForce GT 635M1,110-1%
GeForce 710M1,106.5-1%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

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GPUPerformance Per Dollar
Our database does not have enough data to compare the benchmark performance per dollar with other GPUs.

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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BenchmarkNVS 5400MRadeon HD 6950M
3DMark 11 Performance Score
1,260.5
2,643
(+109.68%)
PassMark G3D Mark
625
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PassMark G2D Mark
188
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Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecNVS 5400MRadeon HD 6950M
CodenameGF108Blackcomb
ArchitectureFermiTeraScale 2
Process Size40 nm40 nm
Transistors585 million1,700 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecNVS 5400MRadeon HD 6950M
Memory Size2 GB1,024 MB
Memory TypeGDDR3GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth28.8 Gb/s115.2 Gb/s
Memory Clock900 MHz900 MHz
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
L1 Cache64 KB8 KB
L2 Cache256 KB512 KB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecNVS 5400MRadeon HD 6950M
Bus InterfaceMXMMXM-B (3.0)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)35 W50 W
OutputsDevice DependentDevice Dependent

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecNVS 5400MRadeon HD 6950M
Stream Processors (SP)--960
CUDA Cores96--
Compute Units (CU)--12
Stream Multiprocessors (SM)2--
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)1648
Render Output Units (ROP)432
Core Clock Speed660 MHz580 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecNVS 5400MRadeon HD 6950M
Pixel Fill Rate2.64 GPixel/s18.56 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate10.56 GTexel/s27.84 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance253.4 GFLOPS1,114 GFLOPS
FP64 Performance21.12 GFLOPS--

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecNVS 5400MRadeon HD 6950M
DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
OpenCL1.11.2
OpenGL4.64.4
Shader Model5.15.0

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.