GeForce GTX 950M vs FirePro S10000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro S10000 with GeForce GTX 950M, including specs and performance data.

S10000
2012, $3,599
6 GB GDDR5, 750 Watt
10.85
+76.4%

S10000 outperforms 950M by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking463628
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.25no data
Power efficiency2.226.30
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameTahitiGM107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date12 November 2012 (13 years ago)13 March 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores4096 ×2640
Core clock speed825 MHz914 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)750 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate106.4 ×244.96
Floating-point processing power3.405 TFLOPS ×21.439 TFLOPS
ROPs32 ×216
TMUs112 ×240
L1 Cache448 KB320 KB
L2 Cache768 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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length305 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5DDR3 or GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB ×24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit ×2128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth480 GB/s ×232 or 80 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI-+
Dual-link DVI support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+
Ansel-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-+

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.

S10000 10.85
+76.4%
GTX 950M 6.15

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.

S10000 4537
+76.3%
Samples: 8
GTX 950M 2574
Samples: 5527

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.

S10000 30631
+214%
GTX 950M 9749

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

S10000 34145
+403%
GTX 950M 6787

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:

Full HD50−55
+66.7%
30
−66.7%
1440p35−40
+66.7%
21
−66.7%
4K24−27
+60%
15
−60%

Cost per frame, $

1080p71.98no data
1440p102.83no data
4K149.96no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Fortnite 65
+0%
65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 26
+0%
26
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 73
+0%
73
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Fortnite 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
+0%
20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 5
+0%
5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+0%
19
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+0%
11
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 22
+0%
22
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 6
+0%
6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how S10000 and GTX 950M compete in popular games:

  • S10000 is 67% faster in 1080p
  • S10000 is 67% faster in 1440p
  • S10000 is 60% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.85 6.15
Recency 12 November 2012 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 750 Watt 75 Watt

S10000 has a 76.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 950M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 900% lower power consumption.

The FirePro S10000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro S10000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 950M is a notebook one.

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