FirePro M5950 vs FirePro W5130M

Place in the ranking	718	733
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	6.73
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Tropo	Whistler
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	2 October 2015 (9 years ago)	4 January 2011 (14 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 cores	512	480
Core clock speed	900 MHz	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,500 million	716 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	29.60	17.40
Floating-point processing power	0.9472 TFLOPS	0.696 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	32	24

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	medium sized
Bus support	no data	n/a
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Form factor	no data	MXM-A

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	57 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	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

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.

W5130M 3.66
+7%

FirePro M5950 3.42

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.

W5130M 1409
+7.2%

FirePro M5950 1314

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.

W5130M 3106
+130%

FirePro M5950 1350

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.

W5130M 5198
+358%

FirePro M5950 1135

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	24−27 +0%	24 +0%
Full HD	25 −4%	26 +4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Elden Ring	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Dota 2	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Elden Ring	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Fortnite	21−24 +10.5%	18−20 −10.5%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +3.2%	30−35 −3.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Valorant	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
World of Tanks	60−65 +5%	60−65 −5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Dota 2	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +3.2%	30−35 −3.2%
Valorant	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Elden Ring	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
World of Tanks	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Valorant	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Fortnite	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Valorant	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

This is how W5130M and FirePro M5950 compete in popular games:

A tie in 900p
FirePro M5950 is 4% faster in 1080p

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

in Dota 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the W5130M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

W5130M is ahead in 32 tests (54%)
there's a draw in 27 tests (46%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.66	3.42
Recency	2 October 2015	4 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm

W5130M has a 7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FirePro W5130M and FirePro M5950.

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