FirePro M6000 vs Quadro 5010M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M6000 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 FirePro M6000 stacks up against Quadro 5010M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M6000 and Quadro 5010M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M6000 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 FirePro M6000 or Quadro 5010M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M6000 Quadro 5010M
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5 ECC
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 5010M has 132% more power consumption, than FirePro M6000.
  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro 5010M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro M6000.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro M6000 is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro 5010M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 300 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • FirePro M6000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5010M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M6000 is 3200 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−12 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5010M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than FirePro M6000.

Full Specs

  FirePro M6000 Quadro 5010M
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Heathrow N12E-Q5
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 1 July 2012 22 February 2011
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 750 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 21.60
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 691.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bus support n/a
Laptop size medium sized large
Form factor MXM-B
StereoOutput3D +
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