Quadro 5010M vs Tesla C2050

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 5010M and Tesla C2050, 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 Tesla C2050, 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 Tesla C2050
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 238 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 ECC GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI
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  • Tesla C2050 has 138% more power consumption, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Tesla C2050 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 5010M has 1 GB more memory, than Tesla C2050.
  • Quadro 5010M is used in Mobile workstations, and Tesla C2050 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5010M and Tesla C2050 are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla C2050 is 124 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.
  • Quadro 5010M and Tesla C2050 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla C2050 is 1700 MHz higher, than Quadro 5010M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 18−20
ultra / 1080p 6−7 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 35−40
medium / 1080p 12−14 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla C2050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Quadro 5010M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5010M Tesla C2050
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name N12E-Q5 GF100
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 22 February 2011 25 July 2011
Pipelines 384 448
Core clock speed 450 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 32.14
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1300 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 144.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.0 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 90 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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