FirePro M5950 vs GeForce 8800 GTX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce 8800 GTX, 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 GeForce 8800 GTX, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 8800 GTX
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 | GeForce 8800 GTX | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 155 Watt |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 768 MB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
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- GeForce 8800 GTX has 342% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
- FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce 8800 GTX uses PCIe 1.0 x16 interface.
- GeForce 8800 GTX has 767 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
- FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce 8800 GTX - in Desktops.
- FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce 8800 GTX - with Tesla.
- Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 149 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
- FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce 8800 GTX - by 90 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of FirePro M5950 and GeForce 8800 GTX is 900 MHz.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 8800 GTX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than FirePro M5950. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 95−100 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 27−30 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | − |
| high / 768p | 70−75 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 203% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| FirePro M5950 and GeForce 8800 GTX have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 50−55 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−33 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Dota 2 is 124% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 7−8 | − |
| low / 720p | 55−60 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Fortnite is 159% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 3−4 | − |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 18−20 |
| medium / 768p | 40−45 | − |
| high / 1080p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | − | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 147% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 1−2 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | − | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 75−80 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Minecraft is 12% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| low / 720p | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| low / 768p | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 12−14 | − |
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 768p | 80−85 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 40−45 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in World of Tanks is 108% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX. | ||
Full Specs
| FirePro M5950 | GeForce 8800 GTX | |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 | Tesla |
| Code name | Whistler-XT | G80 |
| Type | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 April 2011 | 8 November 2006 |
| Pipelines | 480 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 576 MHz |
| Transistor count | 716 million | 681 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 17.40 | 36.8 billion/sec |
| Floating-point performance | 696.0 gflops | 345.6 gflops |
| Length | 270 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57 GB/s | 86.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | |
| CUDA cores | 575 | |
| Bus support | n/a | |
| SLI options | + | |
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 67 Mh/s | |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
| Form factor | MXM-A | |
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