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    FirePro M5950 vs NVS 510

    When choosing between FirePro M5950 and NVS 510, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro M5950 and NVS 510.
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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 NVS 510
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 35 Watt.
    • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and NVS 510 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • NVS 510 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and NVS 510 - in Desktops.
    • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and NVS 510 - with Kepler.
    • Core clock speed of NVS 510 is 72 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and NVS 510 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of NVS 510 is 882 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 −
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 14−16 1−2
    medium / 1080p 6−7 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than NVS 510.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M5950 NVS 510
    Architecture Terascale 2 Kepler
    Code name Whistler-XT GK107
    Type Mobile workstation Workstation
    Release date 13 April 2011 23 October 2012
    Pipelines 480 192
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 797 MHz
    Transistor count 716 million 1,270 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.40 12.75
    Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 306.0 gflops
    Length 160 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1782 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 28.51 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 17 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Form factor MXM-A
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