FirePro M5950 vs Radeon R9 M385X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and Radeon R9 M385X, 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 R9 M385X, check out specs charts below.
FirePro M5950 and Radeon R9 M385X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: FirePro M5950 and Radeon R9 M385X 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 R9 M385X here:
Main Specs
FirePro M5950
Radeon R9 M385X
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 M385X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M385X has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M385X - in Laptops.
FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M385X - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M385X is 375 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M385X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M385X is 600 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
8−9
ultra / 1080p
2−3
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
6−7
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
9−10
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
30−33
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Battlefield 5 is 63% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
120−130
150−160
medium / 768p
95−100
120−130
ultra / 1080p
45−50
60−65
QHD / 1440p
27−30
35−40
4K / 2160p
18−20
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 27% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
65−70
ultra / 1080p
30−33
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Dota 2 is 22% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
5−6
10−11
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
4K / 2160p
2−3
4−5
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
6−7
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Far Cry 5 is 83% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
QHD / 1440p
7−8
−
low / 720p
55−60
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Fortnite is 29% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
9−10
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
3−4
2−3
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−12
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Forza Horizon 4 is 45% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
45−50
60−65
medium / 768p
40−45
50−55
high / 1080p
8−9
16−18
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Grand Theft Auto V is 36% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
3−4
5−6
ultra / 1080p
1−2
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
9−10
16−18
medium / 1080p
5−6
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Metro Exodus is 60% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
high / 1080p
−
95−100
ultra / 1080p
75−80
85−90
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Minecraft is 12% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 15% more, than FirePro M5950.
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
14−16
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
20−22
30−35
medium / 768p
12−14
20−22
high / 1080p
7−8
10−12
ultra / 1080p
5−6
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 66% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
80−85
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
high / 768p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in World of Tanks is 18% more, than FirePro M5950.
Full Specs
FirePro M5950
Radeon R9 M385X
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Whistler-XT
Strato-XT-M3
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
13 April 2011
16 June 2015
Pipelines
480
896
Core clock speed
725 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.40
61.60
Floating-point performance
696.0 gflops
1,971 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.3
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
n/a
PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
67 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Form factor
MXM-A
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