M5950 vs W4170M

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Combined performance score

W4170M
2.68

M5950 outperforms W4170M by 26% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking768689
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.130.28
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameMars XTX?Whistler-XT
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date16 November 2012 (11 years old)13 April 2011 (12 years old)
Current price$495 $386
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro M5950 has 115% better value for money than W4170M.

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 cores384480
Core clock speed850 MHz725 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHzno data
Number of transistors950 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data35 Watt
Texture fill rate21.6017.40
Floating-point performance691.2 gflops696.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on FirePro W4170M and FirePro M5950 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportno datan/a
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8MXM-A (3.0)
Form factorno dataMXM-A
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s57 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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.

W4170M 2.68
FirePro M5950 3.39
+26.5%

M5950 outperforms W4170M by 26% in our combined 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%

W4170M 1039
FirePro M5950 1314
+26.5%

M5950 outperforms W4170M by 26% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

W4170M 2315
+71.5%
FirePro M5950 1350

W4170M outperforms M5950 by 71% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p18−20
−33.3%
24
+33.3%
Full HD22
−18.2%
26
+18.2%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Hitman 3 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Hitman 3 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how W4170M and FirePro M5950 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • FirePro M5950 is 33.3% faster than W4170M

1080p resolution:

  • FirePro M5950 is 18.2% faster than W4170M

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FirePro M5950 is 200% faster than the W4170M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FirePro M5950 is ahead in 43 tests (81%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (19%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.68 3.39
Recency 16 November 2012 13 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

The FirePro M5950 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4170M in performance tests.


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

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