Quadro 5010M vs GeForce GTX 680M

Place in performance ranking	475	617
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.65	1.69
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N13E-GTX	N12E-Q5
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	4 June 2012 (12 years ago)	22 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$310.50	no data
Current price	$293 (0.9x MSRP)	$134

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680M has 116% better value for money than Quadro 5010M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1344	384
CUDA cores	1344	no data
Core clock speed	720 MHz	450 MHz
Boost clock speed	758 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.6 billion/sec	21.60
Floating-point performance	2,038 gflops	691.2 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680M and Quadro 5010M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5 ECC
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	83.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 API	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 680M 8.33
+81.5%

Quadro 5010M 4.59

GeForce GTX 680M outperforms Quadro 5010M by 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 680M 3216
+81.6%

Quadro 5010M 1771

GeForce GTX 680M outperforms Quadro 5010M by 82% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 680M 5898
+119%

Quadro 5010M 2693

GeForce GTX 680M outperforms Quadro 5010M by 119% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 680M 21534
+65.8%

Quadro 5010M 12991

GeForce GTX 680M outperforms Quadro 5010M by 66% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	67 +76.3%	38 −76.3%
Full HD	69 +16.9%	59 −16.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12	no data
Battlefield 5	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Hitman 3	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	24−27	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12	no data
Battlefield 5	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Hitman 3	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	24−27	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	no data
Far Cry 5	12−14	no data
Forza Horizon 4	14−16	no data
Hitman 3	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18	no data
Metro Exodus	10−11	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7	no data
Hitman 3	4−5	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	no data
Far Cry 5	4−5	no data
Forza Horizon 4	10−11	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9	no data
Metro Exodus	9−10	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	no data