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GPU

AMD

AMD Radeon HD 8950

Graphics processor Released Jan 8, 2013

Video memory: 3 GB
Memory bus: 384 bit

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

T-RexOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1200 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 8950

59.80^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 8950

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 8950

60.01^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 8950

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 8950

60.03^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 8950

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 8950

301.39^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 8950

Host configuration not reported.

TessellationWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 8950

243.73^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 8950

Host configuration not reported.

TexturingOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1200 / onscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 8950

52,197^* MTexels/s

AMD Radeon HD 8950

Host configuration not reported.

TexturingOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 8950

59,836^* MTexels/s

AMD Radeon HD 8950

Host configuration not reported.

TexturingWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 8950

36,303^* MTexels/s

AMD Radeon HD 8950

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark2,834^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL16,214^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL13,689^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL16,214^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan10,381^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan19,779^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan19,779^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark423^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark2,267^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark629^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark3,047^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: GCN 1
Stream processors: 1,792

GPU configurations

3 GB / GDDR5 / 384-bit / Tahiti Pro
Capacity
3 GB
Chip variant
Tahiti Pro
Memory bus
384 bit
Technology
GDDR5

Memory & storage

Video memory: 3 GB
Video memory type: GDDR5
Memory bus: 384 bit

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 3,315.2^* GFLOPS
TDP: 225^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 8950^*
Year: 2013^*
Fab: 28^*
Transistors (mln): 4,313^*
Die size: 352^*
Memory size: 3,072^*
Memory speed: 240^*

Specifications 2 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

2,834^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: Radeon HD 8950^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

Radeon HD 8950^*

Hardware class

Desktop^*

Specifications 3 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 3,315.2^* GFLOPS
TDP: 225^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 8950^*
Year: 2013^*
Fab: 28^*
Transistors (mln): 4,313^*
Die size: 352^*
Memory size: 3,072^*
Memory speed: 240^*

Specifications 4 · 7 fields

name: Radeon HD 8950^*
3dmark: 3,047^*
2dmark: 629^*
tdp: 225^*
powerperf: 13^*
test: Aug 2014^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 5 · 7 fields

Device

AMD Radeon HD 8950^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

Radeon HD 8950^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

13,689^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

10,381^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

16,214^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

19,779^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 6 · 11 fields

gpuName

Radeon HD 8950^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

Radeon HD 8950^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

2,267^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

423^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

16,214^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

225^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

19,779^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

10.08^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,014^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

* Provisional data