FirePro M5950 vs GeForce 820A
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce 820A, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro M5950 stacks up against GeForce 820A, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 820A
FirePro M5950 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: FirePro M5950 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with FirePro M5950 here:
Main Specs
| FirePro M5950 | GeForce 820A | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- FirePro M5950 has 133% more power consumption, than GeForce 820A.
- FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce 820A uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- FirePro M5950 and GeForce 820A have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
- FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce 820A - in Desktops.
- FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce 820A - with Fermi 2.0.
- Core clock speed of GeForce 820A is 50 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
- FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce 820A - by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce 820A is 900 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce 820A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 820A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than FirePro M5950. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 95−100 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 27−30 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | − |
| high / 768p | 70−75 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 203% more, than GeForce 820A. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| FirePro M5950 and GeForce 820A have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 50−55 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−33 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Dota 2 is 124% more, than GeForce 820A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 7−8 | − |
| low / 720p | 55−60 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Fortnite is 159% more, than GeForce 820A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 3−4 | − |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 18−20 |
| medium / 768p | 40−45 | − |
| high / 1080p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | − | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 147% more, than GeForce 820A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 1−2 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | − | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 75−80 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Minecraft is 12% more, than GeForce 820A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than GeForce 820A. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| low / 720p | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| low / 768p | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 12−14 | − |
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 768p | 80−85 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 40−45 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in World of Tanks is 108% more, than GeForce 820A. | ||
Full Specs
| FirePro M5950 | GeForce 820A | |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 | Fermi 2.0 |
| Code name | Whistler-XT | GF117 |
| Type | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 April 2011 | 17 March 2014 |
| Pipelines | 480 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 775 MHz |
| Transistor count | 716 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 17.40 | 12.40 |
| Floating-point performance | 696.0 gflops | 297.6 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57 GB/s | 14.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | |
| Bus support | n/a | |
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 67 Mh/s | |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
| Form factor | MXM-A | |
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