FirePro M5950 vs Radeon HD 8550G plus HD 8750M Dual Graphics

In this comparison between FirePro M5950 and Radeon HD 8550G plus HD 8750M Dual Graphics 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 HD 8550G plus HD 8750M Dual Graphics will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

FirePro M5950 and Radeon HD 8550G plus HD 8750M Dual Graphics are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M5950 and Radeon HD 8550G plus HD 8750M Dual Graphics are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 8550G plus HD 8750M Dual Graphics here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M5950 Radeon HD 8550G plus HD 8750M Dual Graphics
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 8550G plus HD 8750M Dual Graphics - in Laptops.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 5 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8550G plus HD 8750M Dual Graphics.
  • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8550G plus HD 8750M Dual Graphics - by 32 / 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8550G plus HD 8750M Dual Graphics is 900 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 12−14
medium / 1080p 6−7 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon HD 8550G plus HD 8750M Dual Graphics.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 Radeon HD 8550G plus HD 8750M Dual Graphics
Architecture Terascale 2
Code name Whistler-XT
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 13 April 2011 1 August 2013
Pipelines 480 640
Core clock speed 725 MHz 720 / 825 MHz
Transistor count 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 32 / 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Form factor MXM-A
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