FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTX 260
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 260, 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 GTX 260, check out specs charts below.
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 GTX 260
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
182 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
896 MB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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GeForce GTX 260 has 420% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 260 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 260 has 895 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 260 - in Desktops.
FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 260 - with Tesla 2.0.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 517 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 260 - by 65 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 99 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
3−4
ultra / 1080p
2−3
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
6−7
5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
9−10
7−8
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
20−22
medium / 1080p
9−10
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Battlefield 5 is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 260 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
95−100
95−100
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
27−30
24−27
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
high / 768p
70−75
70−75
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
ultra / 1080p
21−24
20−22
medium / 1080p
50−55
40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−33
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Dota 2 is 1% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
5−6
4−5
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
6−7
5−6
FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 260 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
7−8
4−5
low / 720p
55−60
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Fortnite is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
9−10
7−8
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−12
9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
medium / 768p
40−45
−
high / 1080p
8−9
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 260 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
3−4
2−3
ultra / 1080p
1−2
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
8−9
medium / 1080p
5−6
3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
high / 1080p
−
65−70
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 260 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
−
6−7
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
7−8
medium / 1080p
8−9
−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
20−22
18−20
medium / 768p
12−14
12−14
high / 1080p
7−8
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
80−85
70−75
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
high / 768p
30−35
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
Full Specs
FirePro M5950
GeForce GTX 260
Architecture
Terascale 2
Tesla 2.0
Code name
Whistler-XT
GT200
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
13 April 2011
16 June 2008
Pipelines
480
192
Core clock speed
725 MHz
1242 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
65 nm
Texture fill rate
17.40
36.9 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
696.0 gflops
476.9 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
448 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
999 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57 GB/s
111.9 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model
5.0
4.0
OpenGL
4.4
2.1
OpenCL
1.2
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
192
Bus support
n/a
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
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67 Mh/s
30 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Form factor
MXM-A
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