FirePro M5950 vs FirePro V5800

In this comparison between FirePro M5950 and FirePro V5800 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 FirePro V5800 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 FirePro V5800
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 74 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro V5800 has 111% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and FirePro V5800 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M5950 and FirePro V5800 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and FirePro V5800 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and FirePro V5800 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 35 MHz higher, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro M5950 and FirePro V5800 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 3100 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 6−7
ultra / 1080p 2−3 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 16−18
medium / 1080p 6−7 7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5800 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 14% more, than FirePro M5950.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 FirePro V5800
Architecture Terascale 2 TeraScale 2
Code name Whistler-XT Juniper
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 13 April 2011 26 April 2010
Pipelines 480 800
Core clock speed 725 MHz 690 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 27.60
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 1,104.0 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 64 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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