FirePro W5000 vs GeForce GTX 950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 and GeForce GTX 950, 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 W5000 stacks up against GeForce GTX 950, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 950
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 90 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 950 has 20% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W5000 and GeForce GTX 950 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 950 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950 is 199 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 and GeForce GTX 950 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W5000 is 176 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 3194 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than FirePro W5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 950
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Pitcairn GM206
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2012 20 August 2015
Pipelines 768 768
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1024 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 49.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 1,825 gflops
Length 183 mm 7.938" (20.2 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 6.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 105.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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