Tesla P4 vs FirePro M5950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M5950 with Tesla P4, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M5950
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 35 Watt
3.14

P4 outperforms M5950 by a whopping 594% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking800294
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.9022.33
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameWhistlerGP104
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date4 January 2011 (15 years ago)13 September 2016 (9 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 cores4802560
Core clock speed725 MHz886 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1114 MHz
Number of transistors716 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate17.40178.2
Floating-point processing power0.696 TFLOPS5.704 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs24160
L1 Cache48 KB960 KB
L2 Cache256 KB2 MB

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 3.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth57 GB/s192.3 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Synthetic benchmarks

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 3.14
Tesla P4 21.78
+594%

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
Samples: 2
Tesla P4 9109
+593%
Samples: 54

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
−567%
160−170
+567%
Full HD26
−592%
180−190
+592%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
Fortnite 16−18
−547%
110−120
+547%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−579%
95−100
+579%
Valorant 45−50
−525%
300−310
+525%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55−60
−578%
400−450
+578%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Dota 2 30−33
−567%
200−210
+567%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
Fortnite 16−18
−547%
110−120
+547%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−579%
95−100
+579%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Valorant 45−50
−525%
300−310
+525%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Dota 2 30−33
−567%
200−210
+567%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−579%
95−100
+579%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Valorant 45−50
−525%
300−310
+525%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
−547%
110−120
+547%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−567%
160−170
+567%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−579%
190−200
+579%
Valorant 30−33
−567%
200−210
+567%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−567%
100−105
+567%
Valorant 14−16
−567%
100−105
+567%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%

This is how FirePro M5950 and Tesla P4 compete in popular games:

  • Tesla P4 is 567% faster in 900p
  • Tesla P4 is 592% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.14 21.78
Recency 4 January 2011 13 September 2016
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 75 Watt

FirePro M5950 has 114.3% lower power consumption.

Tesla P4, on the other hand, has a 593.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

The Tesla P4 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M5950 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M5950 is a mobile workstation graphics card while Tesla P4 is a workstation one.

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