FirePro V5800 vs Quadro 5010M

In this comparison between FirePro V5800 and Quadro 5010M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro V5800 will be the best choice, for others Quadro 5010M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro 5010M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 5010M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro 5010M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5800 Quadro 5010M
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5 ECC
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro 5010M has 35% more power consumption, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 5010M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 5010M has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5010M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Quadro 5010M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 240 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • FirePro V5800 and Quadro 5010M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 2700 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 9−10
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 21−24
medium / 1080p 7−8 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5010M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than FirePro V5800.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 Quadro 5010M
Architecture TeraScale 2 Fermi
Code name Juniper N12E-Q5
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 26 April 2010 22 February 2011
Pipelines 800 384
Core clock speed 690 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 21.60
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.0
Laptop size large
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