ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 vs FirePro M5950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M5950 with Mobility Radeon HD 5650, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M5950
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 35 Watt
3.41
+147%

FirePro M5950 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5650 by a whopping 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking7321012
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameWhistler-XTMadison Pro
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date13 April 2011 (13 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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 cores480400
Core clock speed725 MHz450 MHz
Boost clock speedno data650 MHz
Number of transistors716 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15-19 Watt
Texture fill rate17.409.000
Floating-point performance0.696 gflops0.36 gflops

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 sizedmedium sized
Bus supportn/ano data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Form factorMXM-Ano data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth57 GB/s25.6 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.0
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/AN/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.

FirePro M5950 3.41
+147%
ATI Mobility HD 5650 1.38

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

FirePro M5950 6257
+96.3%
ATI Mobility HD 5650 3188

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.

FirePro M5950 1350
+57.8%
ATI Mobility HD 5650 856

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
+60%
15
−60%
Full HD29
+70.6%
17
−70.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+60%
14−16
−60%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+24.2%
30−35
−24.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+60%
14−16
−60%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+24.2%
30−35
−24.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+60%
14−16
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+24.2%
30−35
−24.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how FirePro M5950 and ATI Mobility HD 5650 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro M5950 is 60% faster in 900p
  • FirePro M5950 is 71% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FirePro M5950 is 533% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FirePro M5950 is ahead in 48 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.41 1.38
Recency 13 April 2011 7 January 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

FirePro M5950 has a 147.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

ATI Mobility HD 5650, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The FirePro M5950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5650 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M5950 is a mobile workstation card while Mobility Radeon HD 5650 is a mobile 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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