FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTX 560 SE

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 560 SE. 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 560 SE. 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 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 560 SE
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 560 SE has 328% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 560 SE uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 560 SE have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 560 SE - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 560 SE - with Fermi 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 SE is 11 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 560 SE are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 SE is 2928 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 9−10
ultra / 1080p 2−3 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 6−7 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 71% more, than FirePro M5950.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 560 SE
Architecture Terascale 2 Fermi 2.0
Code name Whistler-XT GF114
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 April 2011 20 February 2012
Pipelines 480 288
Core clock speed 725 MHz 736 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 35.33
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 847.9 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 3828 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 91.87 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 54 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-A
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