GeForce GT 555M vs Quadro 5010M

VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 5010M with GeForce GT 555M, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 5010M
2011
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
4.60
+171%

5010M outperforms GT 555M by a whopping 171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking653934
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.153.33
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF110GF106
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date22 February 2011 (13 years ago)27 October 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384Up to 144
Core clock speed450 MHzUp to 753 MHz
Boost clock speedno data753 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate21.6012.60
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS0.3024 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs4824

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargelarge
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5DDR3\DDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB3 GB
Memory bus width256 BitUp to 192 bit/128 Bit
Memory clock speed650 MHzUp to 1569 MHz
Memory bandwidth83.2 GB/sUp to 50.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray-+
3D Gaming-+
Optimus-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 API
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.0+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

Quadro 5010M 4.60
+171%
GT 555M 1.70

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Quadro 5010M 1771
+171%
GT 555M 654

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.

Quadro 5010M 2693
+135%
GT 555M 1146

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.

Quadro 5010M 12991
+121%
GT 555M 5884

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:

900p38
+100%
19
−100%
Full HD59
+136%
25
−136%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−12 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+460%
5−6
−460%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+32.4%
30−35
−32.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−12 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+460%
5−6
−460%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+32.4%
30−35
−32.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+460%
5−6
−460%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+32.4%
30−35
−32.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Hitman 3 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

This is how Quadro 5010M and GT 555M compete in popular games:

  • Quadro 5010M is 100% faster in 900p
  • Quadro 5010M is 136% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro 5010M is 460% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro 5010M surpassed GT 555M in all 51 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.60 1.70
Recency 22 February 2011 27 October 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt

Quadro 5010M has a 170.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 555M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 185.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro 5010M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 555M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 5010M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GT 555M is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
Quadro 5010M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M
GeForce GT 555M

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.3 7 votes

Rate Quadro 5010M on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.3 192 votes

Rate GeForce GT 555M on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.