Radeon PRO W7900 vs FirePro M5950

Place in the ranking	729	12
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	16.67
Power efficiency	6.79	17.99
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Whistler	Navi 31
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)	13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$3,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	480	6144
Core clock speed	725 MHz	1855 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2495 MHz
Number of transistors	716 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	295 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.40	958.1
Floating-point processing power	0.696 TFLOPS	61.32 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	192
TMUs	24	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	96

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 size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	n/a	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	280 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Form factor	MXM-A	no data
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57 GB/s	864.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

3x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2.1

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.7
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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

PRO W7900 76.10
+2132%

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

PRO W7900 29355
+2134%

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:

900p	24 −1983%	500−550 +1983%
Full HD	26 −2015%	550−600 +2015%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

7.27

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
−2067%

130−140

+2067%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −2100%	220−230 +2100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −2043%	150−160 +2043%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −2025%	170−180 +2025%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −2067%	130−140 +2067%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −2043%	150−160 +2043%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −2122%	200−210 +2122%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −2005%	400−450 +2005%
Hitman 3	8−9 −2025%	170−180 +2025%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1983%	500−550 +1983%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −2100%	110−120 +2100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −2025%	170−180 +2025%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −2043%	300−310 +2043%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2095%	900−950 +2095%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −2100%	220−230 +2100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −2043%	150−160 +2043%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −2025%	170−180 +2025%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −2067%	130−140 +2067%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −2043%	150−160 +2043%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −2122%	200−210 +2122%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −2005%	400−450 +2005%
Hitman 3	8−9 −2025%	170−180 +2025%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1983%	500−550 +1983%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −2100%	110−120 +2100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −2025%	170−180 +2025%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −2043%	300−310 +2043%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1900%	300−310 +1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2095%	900−950 +2095%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −2100%	220−230 +2100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −2025%	170−180 +2025%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −2067%	130−140 +2067%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −2043%	150−160 +2043%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −2005%	400−450 +2005%
Hitman 3	8−9 −2025%	170−180 +2025%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1983%	500−550 +1983%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −2043%	300−310 +2043%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1900%	300−310 +1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −2095%	900−950 +2095%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−2025%

170−180

+2025%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −2067%	130−140 +2067%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −2100%	110−120 +2100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2067%	65−70 +2067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2067%	65−70 +2067%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −2025%	85−90 +2025%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Hitman 3	8−9 −2025%	170−180 +2025%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2025%	170−180 +2025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −2043%	450−500 +2043%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
−2043%

150−160

+2043%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−2025%

85−90
+2025%

This is how FirePro M5950 and PRO W7900 compete in popular games:

PRO W7900 is 1983% faster in 900p
PRO W7900 is 2015% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.41	76.10
Recency	4 January 2011	13 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	295 Watt

FirePro M5950 has 742.9% lower power consumption.

PRO W7900, on the other hand, has a 2131.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon PRO W7900 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M5950 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M5950 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon PRO W7900 is a workstation one.

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