FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTX 285M SLI

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 285M SLI. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 285M SLI. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 285M SLI are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 285M 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 285M SLI here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 285M 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 285M SLI has 328% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 285M SLI - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 285M SLI - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 149 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.
  • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 285M SLI - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 285M SLI is 120 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 14−16
ultra / 1080p 2−3 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 14−16 27−30
medium / 1080p 6−7 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 142% more, than FirePro M5950.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 285M 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 576 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 1020 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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