FirePro M5950 vs Quadro CX

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5950 and Quadro CX. 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 Quadro CX. 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 Quadro CX
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro CX has 328% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro CX uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro CX has 1535 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro CX - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 123 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
  • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro CX - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 700 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 1−2
ultra / 1080p 2−3 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 10−12
medium / 1080p 6−7 2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Quadro CX.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 Quadro CX
Architecture Terascale 2 Tesla 2.0
Code name Whistler-XT GT200B
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 13 April 2011 11 November 2008
Pipelines 480 192
Core clock speed 725 MHz 602 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 38.53
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.0 4.0
OpenGL 4.4 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 1.3
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-A
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