FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GT 730M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5950 and GeForce GT 730M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce GT 730M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

FirePro M5950 and GeForce GT 730M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M5950 and GeForce GT 730M 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 GT 730M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M5950 GeForce GT 730M
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 33 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M5950 has 6% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 730M.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GT 730M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 730M has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GT 730M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GT 730M - with Kepler.
  • Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
  • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GT 730M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 730M is 900 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 0−1
ultra / 1080p 2−3 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 10−11
medium / 1080p 6−7 2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GT 730M.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 GeForce GT 730M
Architecture Terascale 2 Kepler
Code name Whistler-XT GK107
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 13 April 2011 1 January 2013
Pipelines 480 384
Core clock speed 725 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 23.20
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 552.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1800 - 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 API
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support n/a PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 31 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Standard memory configuration DDR3/GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Form factor MXM-A
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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