Quadro 5010M vs Radeon R9 270

In this comparison between Quadro 5010M and Radeon R9 270 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 R9 270 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 R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 ECC GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 5010M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Quadro 5010M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5010M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro 5010M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 21−24
ultra / 1080p 6−7 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 21−24 40−45
medium / 1080p 12−14 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Quadro 5010M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5010M Radeon R9 270
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name N12E-Q5 Curacao
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 13 November 2013
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 450 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 74.00
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 179.2 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 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 293 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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