FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTS 450

In this comparison between FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTS 450 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 GTS 450 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 GeForce GTS 450
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 106 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTS 450 has 202% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTS 450 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTS 450 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTS 450 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTS 450 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 841 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTS 450 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 904 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 3−4
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 GTS 450.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 GeForce GTS 450
Architecture Terascale 2 Fermi
Code name Whistler-XT GF106
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 April 2011 13 September 2010
Pipelines 480 192
Core clock speed 725 MHz 1566 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 25.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 601.3 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 57.7 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.2
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 192
Bus support n/a PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 40 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-A
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