Quadro 5010M vs Radeon HD 7970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 5010M and Radeon HD 7970, 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 Quadro 5010M stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, 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
Quadro 5010M
Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
300 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5 ECC
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
3 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 200% more power consumption, than Quadro 5010M.
Quadro 5010M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro 5010M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Quadro 5010M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
Quadro 5010M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
Quadro 5010M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970 is 75 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
9−10
35−40
ultra / 1080p
6−7
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
21−24
60−65
medium / 1080p
12−14
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Quadro 5010M.
high / 1080p
16−18
55−60
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
35−40
100−110
medium / 1080p
16−18
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 223% more, than Quadro 5010M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro 5010M.
low / 768p
160−170
250−260
medium / 768p
130−140
220−230
ultra / 1080p
70−75
180−190
QHD / 1440p
40−45
110−120
4K / 2160p
30−33
70−75
high / 768p
100−110
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 94% more, than Quadro 5010M.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro 5010M.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
70−75
110−120
ultra / 1080p
45−50
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Quadro 5010M.
high / 1080p
10−12
45−50
ultra / 1080p
10−11
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
4−5
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
80−85
medium / 1080p
12−14
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than Quadro 5010M.
high / 1080p
18−20
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
75−80
180−190
medium / 1080p
30−35
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 191% more, than Quadro 5010M.
high / 1080p
16−18
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
4−5
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
35−40
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 250% more, than Quadro 5010M.
low / 768p
65−70
140−150
medium / 768p
55−60
120−130
high / 1080p
18−20
70−75
ultra / 1080p
8−9
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than Quadro 5010M.
high / 1080p
6−7
24−27
ultra / 1080p
5−6
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
18−20
65−70
medium / 1080p
8−9
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 287% more, than Quadro 5010M.
low / 768p
100−110
130−140
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Quadro 5010M.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
100−110
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Quadro 5010M.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
18−20
65−70
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 176% more, than Quadro 5010M.
low / 768p
35−40
130−140
medium / 768p
21−24
85−90
high / 1080p
12−14
45−50
ultra / 1080p
8−9
24−27
4K / 2160p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 264% more, than Quadro 5010M.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
50−55
high / 768p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Quadro 5010M.
Full Specs
Quadro 5010M
Radeon HD 7970
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
N12E-Q5
Tahiti XT
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
22 February 2011
22 December 2011
Pipelines
384
2048
Core clock speed
450 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
Transistor count
3,000 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
21.60
118.4
Floating-point performance
691.2 gflops
3,789 gflops
Length
274 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
1300 MHz
1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
264 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
2.0
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
485 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
20.71 Mh/s
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