Quadro 5010M vs Radeon R7 A265

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 5010M and Radeon R7 A265. 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 A265. 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 A265
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR5 ECC DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 5010M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 A265 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro 5010M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • Quadro 5010M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 A265 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5010M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 275 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 A265 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 500 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 12−14
medium / 1080p 12−14 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5010M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5010M Radeon R7 A265
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name N12E-Q5 Opal
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 9 January 2014
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 450 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 19.80
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 633.6 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1300 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.0
Laptop size large
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