GeForce GTX 950M vs FirePro D700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro D700 with GeForce GTX 950M, including specs and performance data.

FirePro D700
2014
6 GB GDDR5, 274 Watt
14.01
+109%

D700 outperforms GTX 950M by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

FirePro D700 FirePro D700
GTX 950M GTX 950M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking367556
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.546.19
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameTahitiGM107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 January 2014 (10 years ago)13 March 2015 (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 cores2048640
Core clock speed850 MHz914 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1124 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)274 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate108.844.96
Floating-point processing power3.482 TFLOPS1.439 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12840

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 supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length279 mmno data
Width2-slotno 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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1370 MHz1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth263.0 GB/s32 or 80 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDINo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI-+

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 compatibility

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-+

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 HD60−65
+107%
29
−107%
1440p30−35
+100%
15
−100%
4K27−30
+92.9%
14
−92.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 23
+0%
23
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 48
+0%
48
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 43
+0%
43
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
+0%
19
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+0%
46
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+0%
11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 19
+0%
19
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+0%
11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+0%
33
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 13
+0%
13
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+0%
19
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18
+0%
18
+0%

This is how FirePro D700 and GTX 950M compete in popular games:

  • FirePro D700 is 107% faster in 1080p
  • FirePro D700 is 100% faster in 1440p
  • FirePro D700 is 93% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 71 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 14.01 6.70
Recency 18 January 2014 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 274 Watt 75 Watt

FirePro D700 has a 109.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 950M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 265.3% lower power consumption.

The FirePro D700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro D700 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 950M is a notebook 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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