GeForce GTX 580M SLI vs Quadro 5010M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M SLI 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 GTX 580M SLI stacks up against Quadro 5010M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Quadro 5010M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 580M SLI 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 GTX 580M SLI or Quadro 5010M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M SLI Quadro 5010M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5 ECC
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5010M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Quadro 5010M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M SLI is 170 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • GeForce GTX 580M SLI and Quadro 5010M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M SLI is 200 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 9−10
ultra / 1080p 14−16 6−7
QHD / 1440p 10−11 0−1
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 45−50 21−24
medium / 1080p 30−35 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Quadro 5010M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 580M SLI Quadro 5010M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name N12E-GTX2 N12E-Q5
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 6 January 2011 22 February 2011
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 620 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.0
Laptop size large large
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