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    FirePro M5950 vs GeForce MX230

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and GeForce MX230, 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 MX230, check out specs charts below.
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    FirePro M5950 and GeForce MX230 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro M5950 and GeForce MX230 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 MX230 here:

    FirePro M5950 Laptops
    GeForce MX230 Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce MX230
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 10 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    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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    • FirePro M5950 has 250% more power consumption, than GeForce MX230.
    • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GeForce MX230 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce MX230 has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce MX230 - in Laptops.
    • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GeForce MX230 - with Pascal.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 794 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce MX230 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 6100 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 9−10
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 14−16 21−24
    medium / 1080p 6−7 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX230 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 71% more, than FirePro M5950.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M5950 GeForce MX230
    Architecture Terascale 2 Pascal
    Code name Whistler-XT N17S-G0
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 13 April 2011 20 February 2019
    Pipelines 480 256
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 1519 MHz
    Boost Clock 1531 MHz
    Transistor count 716 million 1,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.40 25.31
    Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 48.06 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.0 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Bus support n/a
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
    Optimus +
    Form factor MXM-A
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