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    FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTX 965M

    When choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 965M, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 965M.
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    FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 965M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 965M 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 965M here:

    FirePro M5950 Laptops
    GeForce GTX 965M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 965M
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 965M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 965M has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 965M - in Laptops.
    • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 965M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 219 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 965M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 1600 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 14−16 35−40
    medium / 1080p 6−7 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 242% more, than FirePro M5950.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 965M
    Architecture Terascale 2 Maxwell
    Code name Whistler-XT N16E-GS, N16E-GR
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 13 April 2011 5 January 2015
    Pipelines 480 1024
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 944 MHz
    Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz
    Transistor count 716 million 2,940 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.40 73.60
    Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 2,355 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 80 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.0 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support n/a PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 226 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Form factor MXM-A
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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