FirePro W8000 vs Quadro 5010M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 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 W8000 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 W8000 Quadro 5010M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 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 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8000 has 125% more power consumption, than Quadro 5010M.
  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 5010M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W8000 and Quadro 5010M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5010M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro 5010M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 450 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5010M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4200 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 FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 75% more, than Quadro 5010M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 Quadro 5010M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Tahiti N12E-Q5
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 22 February 2011
Pipelines 1792 384
Core clock speed 900 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 21.60
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 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 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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