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    FirePro M5950 vs Quadro M1200

    When choosing between FirePro M5950 and Quadro M1200, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro M5950 and Quadro M1200.
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    FirePro M5950 and Quadro M1200 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro M5950 and Quadro M1200 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 M1200 here:

    FirePro M5950 Laptops
    Quadro M1200 Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M5950 Quadro M1200
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0)
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Quadro M1200 has 28% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
    • Quadro M1200 has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Quadro M1200 - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 266 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M1200 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1200 is 4100 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 14−16 35−40
    medium / 1080p 6−7 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M1200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 214% more, than FirePro M5950.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M5950 Quadro M1200
    Architecture Terascale 2 Maxwell
    Code name Whistler-XT N17P-Q1
    Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
    Release date 13 April 2011 13 January 2017
    Pipelines 480 640
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 991 MHz
    Boost Clock 1150 MHz
    Transistor count 716 million 1870 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.40
    Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 80 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12
    Shader Model 5.0 5.0
    OpenGL 4.4 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan N/A
    Bus support n/a
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Optimus +
    Form factor MXM-A
    Display Port 1.2
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
    3D Stereo +
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