Quadro RTX 5000 vs FirePro M5950
Aggregated performance score
Quadro RTX 5000 outperforms FirePro M5950 by 1124% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 691 | 87 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.29 | 17.62 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Turing (2018−2021) |
| GPU code name | Whistler-XT | TU104 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 13 April 2011 (13 years ago) | 13 August 2018 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,299 |
| Current price | $386 | $1540 (0.7x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RTX 5000 has 5976% better value for money than FirePro M5950.
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 480 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1815 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 230 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.40 | 348.5 |
| Floating-point performance | 696.0 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on FirePro M5950 and Quadro RTX 5000 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | n/a | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Form factor | MXM-A | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Memory
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Video outputs and ports
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 Connectors | No outputs | 4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | no data | 7.5 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
Quadro RTX 5000 outperforms FirePro M5950 by 1124% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
Quadro RTX 5000 outperforms FirePro M5950 by 1122% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
Quadro RTX 5000 outperforms FirePro M5950 by 8682% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
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:
| 900p | 24
−1108%
| 290−300
+1108%
|
| Full HD | 26
−1054%
| 300−350
+1054%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−1100%
|
60−65
+1100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−1088%
|
95−100
+1088%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
−1054%
|
150−160
+1054%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−1122%
|
110−120
+1122%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−1114%
|
85−90
+1114%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
−1114%
|
85−90
+1114%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−1100%
|
120−130
+1100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−1100%
|
60−65
+1100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−1088%
|
95−100
+1088%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
−1054%
|
150−160
+1054%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−1122%
|
110−120
+1122%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−1114%
|
85−90
+1114%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
−1100%
|
60−65
+1100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
−1114%
|
85−90
+1114%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−1100%
|
120−130
+1100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−1088%
|
95−100
+1088%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−1100%
|
60−65
+1100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−1088%
|
95−100
+1088%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−1122%
|
110−120
+1122%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−1088%
|
95−100
+1088%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
−1100%
|
120−130
+1100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−1114%
|
85−90
+1114%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1100%
|
60−65
+1100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
−1114%
|
85−90
+1114%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−1025%
|
45−50
+1025%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
−1067%
|
70−75
+1067%
|
This is how FirePro M5950 and RTX 5000 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5000 is 1108% faster than FirePro M5950 in 900p
- RTX 5000 is 1054% faster than FirePro M5950 in 1080p
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 3.39 | 41.48 |
| Recency | 13 April 2011 | 13 August 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 230 Watt |
The Quadro RTX 5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M5950 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro M5950 is a mobile workstation card while Quadro RTX 5000 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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