Quadro 5010M vs Quadro FX 3800

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 5010M and Quadro FX 3800. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro 5010M and Quadro FX 3800. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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

  Quadro 5010M Quadro FX 3800
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 108 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 ECC GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro FX 3800 has 8% more power consumption, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro FX 3800 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 5010M has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Quadro 5010M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro FX 3800 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5010M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro FX 3800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 150 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 3800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 300 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 10−11
medium / 1080p 12−14 1−2
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5010M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5010M Quadro FX 3800
Architecture Fermi Tesla 2.0
Code name N12E-Q5 GT200B
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 22 February 2011 30 March 2009
Pipelines 384 192
Core clock speed 450 MHz 600 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 38.40
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1300 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.0 1.3
Laptop size large
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