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    FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTX 260

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 260, 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 GTX 260, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    FirePro M5950 Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 260
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 182 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 896 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • GeForce GTX 260 has 420% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 260 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 895 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 260 - in Desktops.
    • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 260 - with Tesla 2.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 517 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 260 - by 65 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 99 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 GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 260
    Architecture Terascale 2 Tesla 2.0
    Code name Whistler-XT GT200
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 13 April 2011 16 June 2008
    Pipelines 480 192
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 1242 MHz
    Transistor count 716 million 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 65 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.40 36.9 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 476.9 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 448 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 999 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 111.9 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 4.0
    OpenGL 4.4 2.1
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan N/A N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 192
    Bus support n/a
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 30 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Form factor MXM-A
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