FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTX 460 v2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 460 v2. 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 460 v2. 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.
GeForce GTX 460 v2

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 GTX 460 v2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 160 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 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 GTX 460 v2 has 357% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 460 v2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 460 v2 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 460 v2 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 460 v2 - with Fermi 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 v2 is 54 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 460 v2 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 v2 is 3108 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 10−11
ultra / 1080p 2−3 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 6−7 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 v2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 85% more, than FirePro M5950.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 460 v2
Architecture Terascale 2 Fermi 2.0
Code name Whistler-XT GF114
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 April 2011 24 September 2011
Pipelines 480 336
Core clock speed 725 MHz 779 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 43.62
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 1,045.6 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 4008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 96.19 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 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 75 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-A
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