GeForce GTS 360M vs Quadro 5010M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 360M 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 GTS 360M stacks up against Quadro 5010M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTS 360M and Quadro 5010M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTS 360M 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 GTS 360M or Quadro 5010M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Quadro 5010M
Power consumption (TDP) 38 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-II MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5 ECC
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 5010M has 163% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is connected by MXM-II, and Quadro 5010M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 5010M has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5010M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Quadro 5010M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 986 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • GeForce GTS 360M and Quadro 5010M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 9−10
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 21−24
medium / 1080p 0−1 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5010M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Quadro 5010M
Architecture GT2xx Fermi
Code name N11E-GS1 N12E-Q5
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 January 2010 22 February 2011
Pipelines 96 384
Core clock speed 1436 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 727 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.60 21.60
Floating-point performance 275.71 gflops 691.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 11.1 (10_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.1 5.1
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 2.0
CUDA cores 96
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Laptop size large large
Gigaflops 413
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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