Quadro FX 4500 vs FirePro M5950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M5950 with Quadro FX 4500, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M5950
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 35 Watt
3.41
+478%

M5950 outperforms FX 4500 by a whopping 478% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7311206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.680.37
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameWhistlerG70
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)28 July 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores480no data
Core clock speed725 MHz430 MHz
Number of transistors716 million302 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt109 Watt
Texture fill rate17.4010.32
Floating-point processing power0.696 TFLOPSno data
ROPs816
TMUs2424

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)PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Form factorMXM-Ano data
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz525 MHz
Memory bandwidth57 GB/s33.6 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 outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.42.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro M5950 3.41
+478%
FX 4500 0.59

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
+479%
FX 4500 227

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
+500%
4−5
−500%
Full HD26
+550%
4−5
−550%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data624.75

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Hitman 3 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Metro Exodus 5−6 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+486%
7−8
−486%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Hitman 3 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Metro Exodus 5−6 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+486%
7−8
−486%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Hitman 3 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+486%
7−8
−486%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1

This is how FirePro M5950 and FX 4500 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro M5950 is 500% faster in 900p
  • FirePro M5950 is 550% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.41 0.59
Recency 4 January 2011 28 July 2005
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 110 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 109 Watt

FirePro M5950 has a 478% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 175% more advanced lithography process, and 211.4% lower power consumption.

The FirePro M5950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4500 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M5950 is a mobile workstation card while Quadro FX 4500 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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