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    FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTX 480

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 480. 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 GTX 480. 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.
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    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:

    FirePro M5950 Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 480
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1536 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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    • GeForce GTX 480 has 614% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 480 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 480 has 1535 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 480 - in Desktops.
    • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 480 - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 25 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
    • FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 480 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 948 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 14−16 40−45
    medium / 1080p 6−7 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 257% more, than FirePro M5950.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 480
    Architecture Terascale 2 Fermi
    Code name Whistler-XT GF100
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 13 April 2011 7 December 2010
    Pipelines 480 480
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 700 MHz
    Transistor count 716 million 3,100 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.40 42 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 1,345.0 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
    Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 177.4 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.2
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan N/A N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 480
    Bus support n/a 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 117 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Form factor MXM-A
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