FirePro M5950 vs Quadro 2000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5950 and Quadro 2000. 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 Quadro 2000. 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 Quadro 2000
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 62 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 2000 has 77% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro 2000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M5950 and Quadro 2000 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro 2000 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Quadro 2000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 100 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000.
  • FirePro M5950 and Quadro 2000 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 2000 is 1700 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 1−2
ultra / 1080p 2−3 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 10−12
medium / 1080p 6−7 2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Quadro 2000.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 Quadro 2000
Architecture Terascale 2 Fermi
Code name Whistler-XT GF106
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 13 April 2011 24 December 2010
Pipelines 480 192
Core clock speed 725 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 20.00
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 480.0 gflops
Length 178 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 2600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 41.6 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 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 31 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor MXM-A
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