FirePro M5950 vs GeForce 830M

In this comparison between FirePro M5950 and GeForce 830M 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 GeForce 830M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

FirePro M5950 and GeForce 830M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M5950 and GeForce 830M 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 GeForce 830M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M5950 GeForce 830M
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 33 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M5950 has 6% more power consumption, than GeForce 830M.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce 830M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce 830M has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce 830M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce 830M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 830M is 304 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce 830M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 830M is 900 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

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 GeForce 830M.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 GeForce 830M
Architecture Terascale 2 Maxwell
Code name Whistler-XT N15?
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 13 April 2011 12 March 2014
Pipelines 480 256
Core clock speed 725 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 18.40
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 588.8 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support n/a PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 67 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor MXM-A
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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