Quadro 5010M vs Radeon R7 260X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 5010M and Radeon R7 260X. 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 R7 260X. 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 R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 115 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 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 260X has 15% more power consumption, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 5010M and Radeon R7 260X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro 5010M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 260X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5010M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
  • Quadro 5010M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 16−18
ultra / 1080p 6−7 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 30−35
medium / 1080p 12−14 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Quadro 5010M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5010M Radeon R7 260X
Architecture Fermi GCN 2.0
Code name N12E-Q5 Bonaire
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 8 October 2013
Pipelines 384 896
Core clock speed 450 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 61.60
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 104 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 225 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.16 Mh/s
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