Quadro 5010M vs Radeon HD 5870

In this comparison between Quadro 5010M and Radeon HD 5870 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro 5010M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 5870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 188 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 ECC GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5870 has 88% more power consumption, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 5010M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
  • Quadro 5010M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5010M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 400 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M and Radeon HD 5870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3500 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 24−27
medium / 1080p 12−14 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Quadro 5010M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5010M Radeon HD 5870
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
Code name N12E-Q5 Cypress
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 23 September 2009
Pipelines 384 1600
Core clock speed 450 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 68.00
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 2,720.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1300 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.0
Laptop size large
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