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    FirePro M5950 vs Radeon 520

    In this comparison between FirePro M5950 and Radeon 520 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 Radeon 520 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    FirePro M5950 and Radeon 520 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro M5950 and Radeon 520 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 Radeon 520 here:

    FirePro M5950 Laptops
    Radeon 520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M5950 Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • Radeon 520 has 42% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon 520 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
    • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 305 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 1350 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 −
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 14−16 1−2
    medium / 1080p 6−7 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro M5950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M5950 Radeon 520
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 1.0
    Code name Whistler-XT Oland
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 13 April 2011 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 480 320
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 1030 MHz
    Transistor count 716 million 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.40 20.60
    Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 659.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 16 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12.0
    Shader Model 5.0 5.0
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan N/A +
    Bus support n/a
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Form factor MXM-A
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