NVIDIA GRID K1
VS
AMD FirePro M5950
NVIDIA GRID K1
VS
AMD FirePro M5950

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GRID K1  vs  AMD FirePro M5950.

711
Place in performance rating
572
Kepler
Architecture
Terascale 2
GK107
Code name
Whistler
Workstation
Type
Mobile workstation
18 March 2013 (8 years ago)
Release date
13 April 2011 (10 years ago)
$4,140
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$340 (0.1x MSRP)
Price now
$386
0.19
Value for money
0.48
GK107
GPU code name
Whistler-XT
Workstation
Market segment
Mobile workstation

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GRID K1  vs  AMD FirePro M5950 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

192
Pipelines
480
850 MHz
Core clock speed
725 MHz
1,270 million
Transistor count
716 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
130 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
13.60
Texture fill rate
17.40
4x 326.4 gflops
Floating-point performance
696.0 gflops
192
Pipelines / CUDA cores
480
1,270 million
Number of transistors
716 million
130 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
35 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GRID K1 and AMD FirePro M5950 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
267 mm
Length
no data
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
no data
no data
Laptop size
medium sized
no data
Bus support
n/a
no data
Form factor
MXM-A

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GRID K1 vs AMD FirePro M5950.

DDR3
Memory type
GDDR5
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
128 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
1782 MHz
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
28.51 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
57 GB/s
no data
Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GRID K1 vs AMD FirePro M5950.

No outputs
Display Connectors
No outputs

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GRID K1 and AMD FirePro M5950 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (11_0)
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.4

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GRID K1 and AMD FirePro M5950 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GRID K1 or AMD FirePro M5950 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GRID K1
AMD FirePro M5950
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GRID K1
AMD FirePro M5950
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GRID K1
AMD FirePro M5950
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GRID K1
AMD FirePro M5950
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GRID K1
AMD FirePro M5950
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GRID K1

Cheaper ($340 (0.1x MSRP) vs $386)

Finer manufacturing process technology (28 nm vs 40 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 1 GB)

Advantages of AMD FirePro M5950

2.33% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (480 vs 192)

Less power consumption (35 Watt vs 130 Watt)

More memory bandwidth (57 GB/s vs 28.51 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GRID K1 or AMD FirePro M5950?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD FirePro M5950 .

NVIDIA GRID K1 versus AMD FirePro M5950 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

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3DMark Vantage Performance

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Passmark

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User rating

5.0 Out of 3 Hitesti Score
4.1 Out of 22 Hitesti Score