FirePro M5950 vs GRID K2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5950 and GRID K2. 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 GRID K2. 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.

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 GRID K2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 225 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K2 has 542% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and GRID K2 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID K2 has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and GRID K2 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and GRID K2 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K2 is 20 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GRID K2 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K2 is 4100 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 16−18
ultra / 1080p 2−3 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 30−35
medium / 1080p 6−7 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 185% more, than FirePro M5950.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 GRID K2
Architecture Terascale 2 Kepler
Code name Whistler-XT GK104
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 13 April 2011 11 May 2013
Pipelines 480 1536
Core clock speed 725 MHz 745 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 95.36
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 2x 2,289 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 160.0 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 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 114 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-A
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