FirePro M5950 vs Radeon HD 7950
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M5950 and Radeon HD 7950, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro M5950 stacks up against Radeon HD 7950, check out specs charts below.
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
Radeon HD 7950
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
200 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
3 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7950 has 471% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7950 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7950 - in Desktops.
FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7950 is 350 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
4−5
35−40
ultra / 1080p
2−3
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
14−16
60−65
medium / 1080p
6−7
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 485% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
9−10
55−60
ultra / 1080p
7−8
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
20−22
100−110
medium / 1080p
9−10
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Battlefield 5 is 518% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
120−130
250−260
medium / 768p
95−100
220−230
ultra / 1080p
45−50
180−190
QHD / 1440p
27−30
110−120
4K / 2160p
18−20
70−75
high / 768p
70−75
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 172% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
65−70
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
−
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
FirePro M5950 and Radeon HD 7950 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
50−55
110−120
ultra / 1080p
30−33
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Dota 2 is 116% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
5−6
45−50
ultra / 1080p
4−5
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
2−3
14−16
low / 720p
14−16
80−85
medium / 1080p
6−7
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Far Cry 5 is 683% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
12−14
60−65
ultra / 1080p
7−8
45−50
QHD / 1440p
7−8
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
55−60
180−190
medium / 1080p
18−20
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Fortnite is 335% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
9−10
60−65
ultra / 1080p
8−9
45−50
QHD / 1440p
3−4
30−35
4K / 2160p
3−4
24−27
low / 720p
21−24
100−110
medium / 1080p
10−12
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 522% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
45−50
140−150
medium / 768p
40−45
120−130
high / 1080p
8−9
70−75
ultra / 1080p
4−5
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 272% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
3−4
24−27
ultra / 1080p
1−2
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
9−10
65−70
medium / 1080p
5−6
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Metro Exodus is 620% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
85−90
130−140
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Minecraft is 55% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
100−110
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 130% more, than FirePro M5950.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
9−10
65−70
medium / 1080p
8−9
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 400% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
20−22
130−140
medium / 768p
12−14
85−90
high / 1080p
7−8
45−50
ultra / 1080p
5−6
24−27
4K / 2160p
2−3
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 588% more, than FirePro M5950.
low / 768p
80−85
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
50−55
high / 768p
30−35
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in World of Tanks is 55% more, than FirePro M5950.
Full Specs
FirePro M5950
Radeon HD 7950
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 1.0
Code name
Whistler-XT
Tahiti
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
13 April 2011
31 January 2012
Pipelines
480
1792
Core clock speed
725 MHz
Boost Clock
1250 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.40
89.60
Floating-point performance
696.0 gflops
2,867 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57 GB/s
240 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.56 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
n/a
PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
67 Mh/s
381 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
PowerTune
+
ZeroCore
+
Design
reference
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
CrossFire
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
250 Sol/s
Compute units
28
Form factor
MXM-A
AppAcceleration
+
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