FirePro M5950 vs Quadro K5100M

In this comparison between FirePro M5950 and Quadro K5100M 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 K5100M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

FirePro M5950 and Quadro K5100M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M5950 and Quadro K5100M 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 K5100M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M5950 Quadro K5100M
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 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro K5100M has 185% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro K5100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K5100M has 7 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Quadro K5100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 46 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
  • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K5100M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5100M is 2700 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 14−16
ultra / 1080p 2−3 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 14−16 30−35
medium / 1080p 6−7 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5100M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 157% more, than FirePro M5950.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 Quadro K5100M
Architecture Terascale 2 Kepler
Code name Whistler-XT N15E-Q5-A2
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 13 April 2011 23 July 2013
Pipelines 480 1536
Core clock speed 725 MHz 771 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40 98.69
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 2,369 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.0 5
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 35 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus +
Form factor MXM-A
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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