RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs FirePro M5950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M5950 with RTX 2000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M5950
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 35 Watt
3.41

RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms M5950 by a whopping 1257% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking73173
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data82.26
Power efficiency6.7045.46
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameWhistlerAD107
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores4802816
Core clock speed725 MHz1620 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2130 MHz
Number of transistors716 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate17.40187.4
Floating-point processing power0.696 TFLOPS12 TFLOPS
ROPs848
TMUs2488
Tensor Coresno data88
Ray Tracing Coresno data22

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 4.0 x8
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Form factorMXM-Ano data
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth57 GB/s256.0 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 outputs4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9

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
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 46.27
+1257%

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
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 17834
+1257%

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.

FirePro M5950 1135
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 86497
+7521%

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
−1150%
300−350
+1150%
Full HD26
−1246%
350−400
+1246%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.85

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1233%
80−85
+1233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1200%
130−140
+1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1233%
80−85
+1233%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1216%
250−260
+1216%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−1150%
300−310
+1150%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−1200%
65−70
+1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−1186%
180−190
+1186%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−1241%
550−600
+1241%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1200%
130−140
+1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1233%
80−85
+1233%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1216%
250−260
+1216%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−1150%
300−310
+1150%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−1200%
65−70
+1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−1186%
180−190
+1186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1233%
200−210
+1233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−1241%
550−600
+1241%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1200%
130−140
+1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1233%
80−85
+1233%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1216%
250−260
+1216%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−1150%
300−310
+1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−1186%
180−190
+1186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1233%
200−210
+1233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−1241%
550−600
+1241%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−1233%
80−85
+1233%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1200%
65−70
+1200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−1233%
280−290
+1233%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%

This is how FirePro M5950 and RTX 2000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 1150% faster in 900p
  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 1246% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.41 46.27
Recency 4 January 2011 12 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 70 Watt

FirePro M5950 has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX 2000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 1256.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M5950 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M5950 is a mobile workstation card while RTX 2000 Ada Generation 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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