GeForce GTS 450 vs Quadro 5010M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 450 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 450 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 GTS 450 Quadro 5010M
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 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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  • GeForce GTS 450 has 6% more power consumption, than Quadro 5010M.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 5010M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 5010M has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5010M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTS 450 and Quadro 5010M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 1116 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • GeForce GTS 450 and Quadro 5010M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 504 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 9−10
ultra / 1080p 1−2 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 5−6 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5010M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Quadro 5010M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF106 N12E-Q5
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 13 September 2010 22 February 2011
Pipelines 192 384
Core clock speed 1566 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 21.60
Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.7 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 192
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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