Quadro 5010M vs Radeon RX 550

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 5010M and Radeon RX 550. 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 Radeon RX 550. 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 Radeon RX 550
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 ECC GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 5010M has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550.
  • Quadro 5010M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro 5010M and Radeon RX 550 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro 5010M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5010M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 650 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 5700 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 14−16
ultra / 1080p 6−7 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 21−24 30−33
medium / 1080p 12−14 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro 5010M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5010M Radeon RX 550
Architecture Fermi GCN 4.0
Code name N12E-Q5 Lexa
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 20 April 2017
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 450 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1183 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 37.86
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 1,211 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1300 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.0
Laptop size large
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