GeForce GTX 590 vs Quadro 5010M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 590 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 GeForce GTX 590 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

  GeForce GTX 590 Quadro 5010M
Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5 ECC
Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 4 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 590 has 265% more power consumption, than Quadro 5010M.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 5010M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 590 has 3068 GB more memory, than Quadro 5010M.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5010M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 590 and Quadro 5010M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 765 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • GeForce GTX 590 and Quadro 5010M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 407 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 9−10
ultra / 1080p 10−11 6−7
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 21−24
medium / 1080p 21−24 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 75% more, than Quadro 5010M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Quadro 5010M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF110 N12E-Q5
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 24 March 2011 22 February 2011
Pipelines 1024 384
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 21.60
Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1707 MHz 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 2.0
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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