FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTX 680MX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 680MX, 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 680MX, check out specs charts below.
FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 680MX are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 680MX 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 GTX 680MX here:
Main Specs
FirePro M5950
GeForce GTX 680MX
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
122 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 680MX has 248% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
GeForce GTX 680MX has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 680MX - in Laptops.
FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 680MX - with Kepler.
Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 5 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 680MX - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680MX is 1600 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
21−24
ultra / 1080p
2−3
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
14−16
40−45
medium / 1080p
6−7
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 271% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
9−10
35−40
ultra / 1080p
7−8
30−33
QHD / 1440p
0−1
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
9−10
low / 720p
20−22
70−75
medium / 1080p
9−10
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Battlefield 5 is 318% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
120−130
230−240
medium / 768p
95−100
200−210
ultra / 1080p
45−50
120−130
QHD / 1440p
27−30
100−110
4K / 2160p
18−20
55−60
high / 768p
70−75
170−180
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 130% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
65−70
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
50−55
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Cyberpunk 2077 is 21% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
50−55
110−120
ultra / 1080p
30−33
80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Dota 2 is 101% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
5−6
27−30
ultra / 1080p
4−5
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
2−3
8−9
low / 720p
14−16
55−60
medium / 1080p
6−7
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Far Cry 5 is 383% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
12−14
35−40
ultra / 1080p
7−8
27−30
QHD / 1440p
7−8
16−18
low / 720p
55−60
130−140
medium / 1080p
18−20
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Fortnite is 195% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
9−10
35−40
ultra / 1080p
8−9
27−30
QHD / 1440p
3−4
16−18
4K / 2160p
3−4
14−16
low / 720p
21−24
70−75
medium / 1080p
10−12
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Forza Horizon 4 is 288% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
45−50
100−110
medium / 768p
40−45
95−100
high / 1080p
8−9
40−45
ultra / 1080p
4−5
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Grand Theft Auto V is 164% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
3−4
14−16
ultra / 1080p
1−2
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
9−10
40−45
medium / 1080p
5−6
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Metro Exodus is 320% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Minecraft is 43% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
75−80
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 85% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
9−10
40−45
medium / 1080p
8−9
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 212% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
20−22
80−85
medium / 768p
12−14
50−55
high / 1080p
7−8
27−30
ultra / 1080p
5−6
14−16
4K / 2160p
2−3
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 311% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
80−85
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
40−45
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in World of Tanks is 46% more, than FirePro M5950.
Full Specs
FirePro M5950
GeForce GTX 680MX
Architecture
Terascale 2
Kepler
Code name
Whistler-XT
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
13 April 2011
23 October 2012
Pipelines
480
1536
Core clock speed
725 MHz
720 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
3540 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.40
92.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
696.0 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57 GB/s
160 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 API
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
1536
Bus support
n/a
PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
3D Vision
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
67 Mh/s
57 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Optimus
+
Form factor
MXM-A
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