FirePro M5950 vs Radeon HD 5850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and Radeon HD 5850, 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 Radeon HD 5850, 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
Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
151 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5850 has 331% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro M5950 and Radeon HD 5850 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 5850 - in Desktops.
FirePro M5950 and Radeon HD 5850 are build with Terascale 2 architecture.
Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
FirePro M5950 and Radeon HD 5850 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 1100 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
9−10
ultra / 1080p
2−3
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
6−7
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 71% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
9−10
16−18
ultra / 1080p
7−8
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
30−35
medium / 1080p
9−10
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Battlefield 5 is 81% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro M5950 and Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
160−170
medium / 768p
95−100
130−140
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
QHD / 1440p
27−30
40−45
4K / 2160p
18−20
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 38% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
70−75
ultra / 1080p
30−33
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Dota 2 is 32% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
5−6
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
4K / 2160p
2−3
4−5
low / 720p
14−16
24−27
medium / 1080p
6−7
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
QHD / 1440p
7−8
−
low / 720p
55−60
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 41% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
9−10
16−18
ultra / 1080p
8−9
14−16
QHD / 1440p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
21−24
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−12
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 63% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
45−50
65−70
medium / 768p
40−45
55−60
high / 1080p
8−9
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 52% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
3−4
6−7
ultra / 1080p
1−2
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
9−10
18−20
medium / 1080p
5−6
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Metro Exodus is 80% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
85−90
100−110
ultra / 1080p
75−80
90−95
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Minecraft is 19% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
16−18
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 26% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
18−20
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 62% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
20−22
35−40
medium / 768p
12−14
21−24
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
4K / 2160p
2−3
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 88% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
80−85
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
50−55
ultra / 1080p
16−18
24−27
high / 768p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in World of Tanks is 23% more, than FirePro M5950.
Full Specs
FirePro M5950
Radeon HD 5850
Architecture
Terascale 2
Terascale 2
Code name
Whistler-XT
Cypress
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
13 April 2011
30 September 2009
Pipelines
480
1440
Core clock speed
725 MHz
725 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
17.40
52.20
Floating-point performance
696.0 gflops
2,088.0 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
Bus support
n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
67 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Form factor
MXM-A
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