I also have the same GPU as the OP, XFX 6950 2gb.
I'm mostly play League of Legends, but there are few new games I want to play, XCOM2, The Flame in the Flood, The Banner Saga series, and Hard West.
For some reason, when I try to play Hard West on the 6950, my gpu temp gets to 93 degree Celsius, and the fan would spinning like an air blower.
I heard there are some optimization issues going on for Hard West. When I check my GPU load on HW monitor, it says 100% GPU load in game...
So, not sure what's going on with this crazy temp and gpu load, maybe I should re-paste the thermal compound since I have not replace the grease for 5 years since I got the card.
What do you guys think?