FirePro M5950 vs Quadro 4000M

In this comparison between FirePro M5950 and Quadro 4000M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro M5950 will be the best choice, for others Quadro 4000M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

FirePro M5950 and Quadro 4000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M5950 and Quadro 4000M 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 Quadro 4000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M5950 Quadro 4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 4000M has 185% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro 4000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 4000M has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Quadro 4000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 250 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.
  • FirePro M5950 and Quadro 4000M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 4000M is 300 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 3−4
ultra / 1080p 2−3 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 6−7 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Quadro 4000M.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 Quadro 4000M
Architecture Terascale 2 Fermi
Code name Whistler-XT Fermi
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 13 April 2011 22 February 2011
Pipelines 480 336
Core clock speed 725 MHz 475 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 26.60
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 638.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 80 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 82 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Form factor MXM-A
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