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    FirePro M5950 vs GeForce GTX 950

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5950 and GeForce GTX 950. 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 950. 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.
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    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:

    FirePro M5950 Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 950
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 90 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
    Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 950 has 157% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce GTX 950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 950 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GTX 950 - in Desktops.
    • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 950 - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950 is 299 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 950 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 894 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 14−16 60−65
    medium / 1080p 6−7 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 485% more, than FirePro M5950.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce GTX 950
    Architecture Terascale 2 Maxwell
    Code name Whistler-XT GM206
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 13 April 2011 20 August 2015
    Pipelines 480 768
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 1024 MHz
    Boost Clock 1188 MHz
    Transistor count 716 million 2,940 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.40 49.2 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 1,825 gflops
    Length 7.938" (20.2 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 6.6 GB/s
    Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 105.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.0 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 768
    Bus support n/a PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support 4 displays
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 233 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 9.97 Mh/s
    Form factor MXM-A
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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