FirePro M5950 vs Radeon E8860

In this comparison between FirePro M5950 and Radeon E8860 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro M5950 will be the best choice, for others Radeon E8860 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 Radeon E8860
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 37 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon E8860 has 5% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon E8860 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon E8860 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon E8860 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
  • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon E8860 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 3600 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 7−8
ultra / 1080p 2−3 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 18−20
medium / 1080p 6−7 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than FirePro M5950.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 Radeon E8860
Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 1.0
Code name Whistler-XT Venus
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 April 2011 25 January 2014
Pipelines 480 640
Core clock speed 725 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 25.00
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 48 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-A
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