FirePro M5950 vs GeForce 940MX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce 940MX, 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 940MX, check out specs charts below.
FirePro M5950 and GeForce 940MX are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: FirePro M5950 and GeForce 940MX are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or GeForce 940MX here:
Main Specs
FirePro M5950
GeForce 940MX
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
23 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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FirePro M5950 has 52% more power consumption, than GeForce 940MX.
FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce 940MX uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
GeForce 940MX has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce 940MX - in Laptops.
FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce 940MX - with Maxwell.
Core clock speed of GeForce 940MX is 397 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce 940MX - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 940MX is 3100 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
4−5
7−8
ultra / 1080p
2−3
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
9−10
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
24−27
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Battlefield 5 is 36% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
120−130
140−150
medium / 768p
95−100
110−120
ultra / 1080p
45−50
55−60
QHD / 1440p
27−30
30−33
4K / 2160p
18−20
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 16% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
20−22
medium / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than GeForce 940MX.
low / 768p
75−80
80−85
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−33
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Dota 2 is 13% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
5−6
8−9
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
4K / 2160p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
6−7
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
QHD / 1440p
7−8
−
low / 720p
55−60
60−65
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Fortnite is 16% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
9−10
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
QHD / 1440p
3−4
1−2
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−12
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Forza Horizon 4 is 18% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
medium / 768p
40−45
45−50
high / 1080p
8−9
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Grand Theft Auto V is 16% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
3−4
5−6
ultra / 1080p
1−2
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
12−14
medium / 1080p
5−6
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Metro Exodus is 40% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
75−80
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Minecraft is 9% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than FirePro M5950.
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
12−14
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 25% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
20−22
24−27
medium / 768p
12−14
16−18
high / 1080p
7−8
9−10
ultra / 1080p
5−6
6−7
4K / 2160p
2−3
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 44% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
80−85
85−90
medium / 768p
40−45
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
20−22
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in World of Tanks is 11% more, than FirePro M5950.
Full Specs
FirePro M5950
GeForce 940MX
Architecture
Terascale 2
Maxwell
Code name
Whistler-XT
N16S-GTR-B/S
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
13 April 2011
10 March 2016
Pipelines
480
384
Core clock speed
725 MHz
1122 MHz
Boost Clock
1242 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.40
23.83
Floating-point performance
696.0 gflops
762.6 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57 GB/s
40.1 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
1.1
CUDA
+
Bus support
n/a
PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
67 Mh/s
102 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
medium sized
Optimus
+
Form factor
MXM-A
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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