Quadro 5010M vs Radeon RX 550 mobile

In this comparison between Quadro 5010M and Radeon RX 550 mobile 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 RX 550 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro 5010M and Radeon RX 550 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro 5010M and Radeon RX 550 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon RX 550 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 5010M Radeon RX 550 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR5 ECC GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 5010M has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
  • Quadro 5010M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 550 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro 5010M and Radeon RX 550 mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro 5010M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 5010M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 837 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 4700 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 18−20
ultra / 1080p 6−7 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 35−40
medium / 1080p 12−14 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 91% more, than Quadro 5010M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5010M Radeon RX 550 mobile
Architecture Fermi Polaris
Code name N12E-Q5 Polaris 12
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 22 February 2011 21 March 2017
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 450 MHz 1287 MHz
Boost Clock 1476 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 51.48
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 1,647 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1300 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 96 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
FreeSync +
Laptop size large large
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