FirePro M5950 vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

In this comparison between FirePro M5950 and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri 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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M5950 is 5 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
  • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 7−8
ultra / 1080p 2−3 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 18−20
medium / 1080p 6−7 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than FirePro M5950.

Full Specs

  FirePro M5950 Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture Terascale 2 GCN
Code name Whistler-XT Kaveri Spectre
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 April 2011 14 January 2014
Pipelines 480 512
Core clock speed 725 MHz 720 MHz
Transistor count 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 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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