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    FirePro M5950 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    In this comparison between FirePro M5950 and Radeon R9 M290X 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 R9 M290X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    FirePro M5950 and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro M5950 and Radeon R9 M290X 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 R9 M290X here:

    FirePro M5950 Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro M5950 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 185% more power consumption, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • FirePro M5950 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 125 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.
    • FirePro M5950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 300 MHz higher, than FirePro M5950.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 14−16 30−35
    medium / 1080p 6−7 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 185% more, than FirePro M5950.

    Full Specs

      FirePro M5950 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN
    Code name Whistler-XT Neptune
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 13 April 2011 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 480 1280
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 716 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.40 72.00
    Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    FreeSync +
    Bus support n/a PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
    Form factor MXM-A
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