GeForce GT 740 vs Quadro 5010M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740 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 GT 740 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 GT 740 Quadro 5010M
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5 ECC
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • Quadro 5010M has 56% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740.
  • GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 5010M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 5010M has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740.
  • GeForce GT 740 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5010M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro 5010M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 543 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5010M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 3712 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 9−10
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 21−24
medium / 1080p 8−9 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5010M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than GeForce GT 740.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Quadro 5010M
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GK107 N12E-Q5
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 29 May 2014 22 February 2011
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 993 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 21.60
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 3.0 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 25 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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