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    FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTX 860M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 860M, 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 860M, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 860M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 860M 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 860M here:

    FirePro M5950 Laptops
    GeForce GTX 860M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 860M
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 860M has 114% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 860M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 860M has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 860M - in Laptops.
    • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 860M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M is 72 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 860M - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 14−16 30−35
    medium / 1080p 6−7 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 185% more, than FirePro M5950.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 860M
    Architecture Terascale 2 Maxwell
    Code name Whistler-XT N15P-GX
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 13 April 2011 12 March 2014
    Pipelines 480 640
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 797 MHz
    Boost Clock 915 MHz
    Transistor count 716 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.40 43.40
    Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 1,389 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 80.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1152 or 640
    Bus support n/a PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 163 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Form factor MXM-A
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