K3000M vs 5010M

Price now 134$

Games supported 63%

Price now 223$

Games supported 62%

Questions and comments

General info

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

Place in performance rating	562	588
Value for money	0.72	0.36
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	N12E-Q5	N14E-Q1
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	22 February 2011 (12 years old)	1 June 2012 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$155
Current price	$134	$223 (1.4x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Technical specs

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	384	576
Core clock speed	450 MHz	654 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	21.60	31.39
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops	753.4 gflops

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on Quadro 5010M and Quadro K3000M 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
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)

Memory

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

Memory type	GDDR5 ECC	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1300 MHz	2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	83.2 GB/s	89.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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

Technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	2.0	+

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 4.48
+9.5%

K3000M 4.09

Passmark
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark 11 Performance GPU

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%

Quadro 5010M 1771
+9.4%

K3000M 1619

Quadro 5010M outperforms Quadro K3000M by 9% in Passmark.

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: 16%

Quadro 5010M 12991
+9.1%

K3000M 11902

Quadro 5010M outperforms Quadro K3000M by 9% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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: 16%

Quadro 5010M 2693
+11%

K3000M 2427

Quadro 5010M outperforms Quadro K3000M by 11% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Quadro 5010M and Quadro K3000M. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)

no data

24 Mh/s

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS

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

900p	38 +15.2%	33 −15.2%
Full HD	59 +59.5%	37 −59.5%

Popular games

Full HD
Low Preset
Full HD
Medium Preset
Full HD
High Preset
Full HD
Ultra Preset
1440p
High Preset
1440p
Ultra Preset
4K
High Preset
4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+12.5%

8−9

−12.5%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance rating	4.48	4.09
Recency	22 February 2011	1 June 2012
Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	576
Memory bandwidth	83.2	89.6
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt

Technical City couldn't decide between

Quadro 5010M

and

Quadro K3000M

The differences in performance seem too small.

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Competitors of Quadro 5010M by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Quadro 5010M from AMD is Radeon PRO WX 2100, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.