FirePro M5950 vs Quadro K5000
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and Quadro K5000, 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 Quadro K5000, check out specs charts below.
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 K5000
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
122 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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Quadro K5000 has 248% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro K5000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Quadro K5000 has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro K5000 - in Desktops.
FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Quadro K5000 - with Kepler.
Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 19 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K5000 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 4500 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
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 Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 242% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
9−10
30−35
ultra / 1080p
7−8
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−12
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
20−22
65−70
medium / 1080p
9−10
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Battlefield 5 is 272% 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 Quadro K5000 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
110−120
QHD / 1440p
27−30
85−90
4K / 2160p
18−20
45−50
high / 768p
70−75
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 118% 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 Quadro K5000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 21% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
50−55
100−110
ultra / 1080p
30−33
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Dota 2 is 92% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
5−6
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
2−3
7−8
low / 720p
14−16
50−55
medium / 1080p
6−7
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Far Cry 5 is 333% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
12−14
30−35
ultra / 1080p
7−8
24−27
QHD / 1440p
7−8
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
120−130
medium / 1080p
18−20
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Fortnite is 170% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
9−10
30−35
ultra / 1080p
8−9
24−27
QHD / 1440p
3−4
12−14
4K / 2160p
3−4
12−14
low / 720p
21−24
65−70
medium / 1080p
10−12
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 244% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
45−50
100−110
medium / 768p
40−45
90−95
high / 1080p
8−9
40−45
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 156% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
3−4
12−14
ultra / 1080p
1−2
10−11
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
9−10
35−40
medium / 1080p
5−6
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Metro Exodus is 280% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Minecraft is 43% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
70−75
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 75% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
1−2
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
9−10
35−40
medium / 1080p
8−9
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 187% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
20−22
70−75
medium / 768p
12−14
45−50
high / 1080p
7−8
24−27
ultra / 1080p
5−6
14−16
4K / 2160p
2−3
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 266% 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 Quadro K5000 in World of Tanks is 46% more, than FirePro M5950.
Full Specs
FirePro M5950
Quadro K5000
Architecture
Terascale 2
Kepler
Code name
Whistler-XT
GK104
Type
Mobile workstation
Workstation
Release date
13 April 2011
17 August 2012
Pipelines
480
1536
Core clock speed
725 MHz
706 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.40
90.37
Floating-point performance
696.0 gflops
2,169 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57 GB/s
172.8 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
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
1.1.126
CUDA
3.0
Bus support
n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
67 Mh/s
111 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
2.2 Mh/s
Form factor
MXM-A
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