FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GT 640
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce GT 640, 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 GT 640, check out specs charts below.
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 GT 640
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
65 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GT 640 has 85% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GT 640 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 640 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GT 640 - in Desktops.
FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GT 640 - with Kepler.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 640 is 177 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GT 640 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 640 is 882 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
2−3
ultra / 1080p
2−3
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
6−7
5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
9−10
7−8
ultra / 1080p
7−8
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
20−22
medium / 1080p
9−10
7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Battlefield 5 is 10% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
35−40
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro M5950 and GeForce GT 640 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
95−100
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
27−30
24−27
4K / 2160p
18−20
18−20
high / 768p
70−75
65−70
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
50−55
45−50
FirePro M5950 and GeForce GT 640 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
75−80
70−75
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
ultra / 1080p
30−33
27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Dota 2 is 3% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
5−6
3−4
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
6−7
4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Far Cry 5 is 20% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
12−14
10−12
ultra / 1080p
7−8
5−6
QHD / 1440p
7−8
2−3
low / 720p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Fortnite is 17% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
9−10
6−7
ultra / 1080p
8−9
−
QHD / 1440p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−12
9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
medium / 768p
40−45
−
high / 1080p
8−9
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 5% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
3−4
2−3
ultra / 1080p
1−2
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
8−9
medium / 1080p
5−6
4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p
85−90
80−85
ultra / 1080p
75−80
70−75
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Minecraft is 6% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
−
6−7
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
7−8
medium / 1080p
8−9
−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p
20−22
14−16
medium / 768p
12−14
10−11
high / 1080p
7−8
5−6
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 37% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p
80−85
70−75
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
high / 768p
30−35
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than GeForce GT 640.
Full Specs
FirePro M5950
GeForce GT 640
Architecture
Terascale 2
Kepler
Code name
Whistler-XT
GK107
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
13 April 2011
5 June 2012
Pipelines
480
384
Core clock speed
725 MHz
902 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.40
28.86
Floating-point performance
696.0 gflops
692.7 gflops
Length
145 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57 GB/s
28.51 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
1.1.126
CUDA
3.0
Bus support
n/a
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67 Mh/s
24 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Form factor
MXM-A
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