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    FirePro M5950 vs Quadro CX

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

    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 Quadro CX
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1536 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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    • Quadro CX has 328% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro CX uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro CX has 1535 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro CX - in Desktops.
    • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
    • Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 123 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
    • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro CX - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 700 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 CX.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M5950 Quadro CX
    Architecture Terascale 2 Tesla 2.0
    Code name Whistler-XT GT200B
    Type Mobile workstation Workstation
    Release date 13 April 2011 11 November 2008
    Pipelines 480 192
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 602 MHz
    Transistor count 716 million 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.40 38.53
    Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 462.3 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 4.0
    OpenGL 4.4 3.3
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan N/A N/A
    CUDA 1.3
    Bus support n/a
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Form factor MXM-A
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