FirePro M5950 vs Quadro FX 3800

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M5950 and Quadro FX 3800. 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 FX 3800. 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 FX 3800
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 108 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 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro FX 3800 has 208% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro FX 3800 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro M5950 and Quadro FX 3800 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro FX 3800 - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Quadro FX 3800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 125 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 3800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 700 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 0−1
ultra / 1080p 2−3 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 10−11
medium / 1080p 6−7 1−2
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 Quadro FX 3800
Architecture Terascale 2 Tesla 2.0
Code name Whistler-XT GT200B
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 13 April 2011 30 March 2009
Pipelines 480 192
Core clock speed 725 MHz 600 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 38.40
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 51.2 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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