GeForce GTX 470M vs Quadro 5010M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470M 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 470M stacks up against Quadro 5010M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 470M and Quadro 5010M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 470M and Quadro 5010M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 470M or Quadro 5010M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 470M Quadro 5010M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5 ECC
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 5010M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 470M.
  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 470M has 1532 GB more memory, than Quadro 5010M.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5010M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 470M and Quadro 5010M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 650 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • GeForce GTX 470M and Quadro 5010M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 5010M is 50 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−12 12−14
GeForce GTX 470M and Quadro 5010M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 470M Quadro 5010M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name N11E-GT N12E-Q5
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 1 November 2010 22 February 2011
Pipelines 288 384
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 19.7 billion/sec 21.60
Floating-point performance 616.3 gflops 691.2 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 2.0
SLI options +
Laptop size large large
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