GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon R9 FURY X
317%
317%
AMD Radeon HD 6950
32%
32%
AMD Radeon R9 FURY X is approximately 285% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 FURY X | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Fiji | Cayman |
| CoresDifferent | 4096 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 256 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | HBM | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 4096 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 FURY X | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Fiji | Cayman |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Fiji XT C8(215-0862040) | Cayman PRO(215-0807019) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 3.0 | TeraScale 3 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 8,900 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 14.9M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 596 mm² | 389 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 FURY X | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jun 24th, 2015 | Dec 14th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | Pirate Islands(R9 300) | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Volcanic Islands | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | Arctic Islands | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 649 USD | 299 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 33 in our database | 111 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 FURY X | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 1050 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 500 MHz1000 Mbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 FURY X | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | HBM | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 4096 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 512.0 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 FURY X | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 4096 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 256 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 64 | 22 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 512 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 FURY X | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 67.20 GPixel/s | 25.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 268.8 GTexel/s | 70.40 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 8.602 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 8.602 TFLOPS | 2.253 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 537.6 GFLOPS (1:16) | 563.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 FURY X | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 195 mm7.7 inches | 286 mm11.3 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 115 mm4.5 inches | 126 mm5 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 39 mm1.5 inches | 42 mm1.7 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 275 W | 200 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 1.4a3x DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C88037-00_04 | 109-C21647-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 FURY X | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.170 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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