GeForce GTX 1050 vs Quadro 5010M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and Quadro 5010M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1050 stacks up against Quadro 5010M, check out specs charts below.

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

  GeForce GTX 1050 Quadro 5010M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5 ECC
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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  • Quadro 5010M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 5010M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 and Quadro 5010M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5010M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro 5010M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 840 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro 5010M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 5708 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 GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Quadro 5010M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Quadro 5010M
Architecture Pascal Fermi
Code name N17P-G1 N12E-Q5
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 25 October 2016 22 February 2011
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 1290 MHz 450 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 58.20 21.60
Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA + 2.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
Width 2-slot
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
SLI -
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