NVS 5100M vs FirePro M5950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M5950 and NVS 5100M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro M5950
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 35 Watt
3.12
+564%

M5950 outperforms NVS 5100M by a whopping 564% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking7501251
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.611.00
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameWhistlerGT216
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date4 January 2011 (14 years ago)7 January 2010 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores48048
Core clock speed725 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors716 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate17.408.800
Floating-point processing power0.696 TFLOPS0.1162 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2416

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportn/ano data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)MXM-A (3.0)
Form factorMXM-Ano data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth57 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.04.1
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro M5950 3.12
+564%
NVS 5100M 0.47

  • Passmark

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro M5950 1314
+560%
NVS 5100M 199

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p24
+700%
3−4
−700%
Full HD26
+767%
3−4
−767%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Fortnite 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Valorant 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55−60
+638%
8−9
−638%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Dota 2 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Fortnite 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Metro Exodus 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Valorant 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Dota 2 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Valorant 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%
Fortnite 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
Valorant 30−35
+700%
4−5
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1
Fortnite 6−7 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Valorant 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5 0−1
Fortnite 4−5 0−1

This is how FirePro M5950 and NVS 5100M compete in popular games:

  • FirePro M5950 is 700% faster in 900p
  • FirePro M5950 is 767% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.12 0.47
Recency 4 January 2011 7 January 2010

FirePro M5950 has a 563.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.

The FirePro M5950 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 5100M in performance tests.

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