FirePro M5950 vs Radeon R7 M270DX

In this comparison between FirePro M5950 and Radeon R7 M270DX 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 R7 M270DX 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 R7 M270DX
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) IGP
Memory type GDDR5 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 M270DX - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270DX is 175 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270DX - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 2−3
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 R7 M270DX.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 Radeon R7 M270DX
Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 3.0
Code name Whistler-XT Topaz
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 April 2011 11 June 2014
Pipelines 480 384
Core clock speed 725 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 940 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 22.56
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
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
Form factor MXM-A
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