FirePro W8100 vs Quadro 5010M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8100 and Quadro 5010M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W8100 and Quadro 5010M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 W8100 Quadro 5010M
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5 ECC
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8100 has 120% more power consumption, than Quadro 5010M.
  • FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 5010M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W8100 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro 5010M.
  • FirePro W8100 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5010M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Quadro 5010M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 374 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • FirePro W8100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5010M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 3700 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 9−10
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Quadro 5010M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Quadro 5010M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Fermi
Code name Hawaii N12E-Q5
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 23 June 2014 22 February 2011
Pipelines 2560 384
Core clock speed 824 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 21.60
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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