FirePro M5950 vs GRID M6 8Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5950 and GRID M6 8Q. 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 GRID M6 8Q. 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 GRID M6 8Q
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M6 8Q has 185% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GRID M6 8Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID M6 8Q has 7 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GRID M6 8Q - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GRID M6 8Q - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 3 MHz higher, than GRID M6 8Q.
  • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GRID M6 8Q - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 4112 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 18−20
ultra / 1080p 2−3 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 6−7 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 214% more, than FirePro M5950.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 GRID M6 8Q
Architecture Terascale 2 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Whistler-XT GM204
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 13 April 2011 30 August 2015
Pipelines 480 1536
Core clock speed 725 MHz 722 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 69.31
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 2,218 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-A
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