FirePro M5950 vs Radeon Pro Vega 20

In this comparison between FirePro M5950 and Radeon Pro Vega 20 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 Pro Vega 20 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

FirePro M5950 and Radeon Pro Vega 20 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M5950 and Radeon Pro Vega 20 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 Pro Vega 20 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M5950 Radeon Pro Vega 20
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 185% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon Pro Vega 20 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 20 is 90 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 20 is 580 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 35−40
ultra / 1080p 2−3 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 6−7 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 485% more, than FirePro M5950.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 Radeon Pro Vega 20
Architecture Terascale 2 Vega
Code name Whistler-XT Vega Mobile
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 13 April 2011 15 November 2018
Pipelines 480 1280
Core clock speed 725 MHz 815 MHz
Boost Clock 1283 MHz
Transistor count 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 102.6
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1480 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 189.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Form factor MXM-A
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