FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTX 590

In this comparison between FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 590 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 GTX 590 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 GTX 590
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 365 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Display Connectors No outputs 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 590 has 942% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 590 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 590 has 3071 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 590 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 590 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 490 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 590 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 807 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 16−18
ultra / 1080p 2−3 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 6−7 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than FirePro M5950.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 590
Architecture Terascale 2 Fermi
Code name Whistler-XT GF110
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 April 2011 24 March 2011
Pipelines 480 1024
Core clock speed 725 MHz 1215 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 77.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 2x 1,244.2 gflops
Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1707 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 327.7 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 1024
Bus support n/a 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 107 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-A
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