Quadro 5010M vs Quadro CX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 5010M and Quadro CX, 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 Quadro CX, 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 Quadro CX
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 ECC GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro CX has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro CX uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro CX has 1532 GB more memory, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro CX - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5010M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro CX is 152 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro CX - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 300 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 1−2
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 10−12
medium / 1080p 12−14 2−3
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5010M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro CX.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5010M Quadro CX
Architecture Fermi Tesla 2.0
Code name N12E-Q5 GT200B
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 22 February 2011 11 November 2008
Pipelines 384 192
Core clock speed 450 MHz 602 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 38.53
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1300 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.0 1.3
Laptop size large
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