GeForce GTX 980M vs Quadro 5010M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M stacks up against Quadro 5010M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro 5010M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M or Quadro 5010M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M Quadro 5010M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5 ECC
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 980M has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro 5010M.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5010M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 5010M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 588 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5010M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 1200 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 9−10
ultra / 1080p 24−27 6−7
QHD / 1440p 18−20 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 45−50 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 258% more, than Quadro 5010M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M Quadro 5010M
Architecture Maxwell Fermi
Code name GM204 N12E-Q5
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 22 February 2011
Pipelines 1536 384
Core clock speed 1038 MHz 450 MHz
Boost Clock 1127 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 51.84 21.60
Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops 691.2 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + 2.0
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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