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    FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTX 280M SLI

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 280M SLI, 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 280M SLI, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 280M SLI are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 280M SLI 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 GTX 280M SLI here:

    FirePro M5950 Laptops
    GeForce GTX 280M SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 280M SLI
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0)
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI has 328% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 280M SLI - in Laptops.
    • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 280M SLI - with G9x.
    • Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 140 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 280M SLI - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 280M SLI is 50 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
    low / 720p 14−16 24−27
    medium / 1080p 6−7 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 114% more, than FirePro M5950.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 280M SLI
    Architecture Terascale 2 G9x
    Code name Whistler-XT N10E-GTX
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 13 April 2011 2 March 2009
    Pipelines 480 256
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 585 MHz
    Transistor count 716 million 1508 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.40
    Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 950 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
    Shader Model 5.0
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    Bus support n/a
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Form factor MXM-A
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