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NVIDIA Quadro 5010M vs NVIDIA Quadro M4000M

NVIDIA Quadro 5010M

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The NVIDIA Quadro 5010M is a professional workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture (GF100 chip). Therefore, the 5010M is closely related to the  consumer GeForce GTX 480M. The Quadro 5010M is the successor to the Quadro 5000M and also offers ECC RAM and double-precision floating point cores.

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD, DCC, medicine, or visualisation areas. The OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better than GeForce graphics cards with similar specifications.

The shader / CUDA cores can be accessed using DirectX 11 or OpenGL 4.1 for graphics rendering and DirectCompute, OpenCL, AXE, and CUDA for general purpose calculations. Due to the new Fermi architecture, the 5010M should offer higher levels of performance in general purpose calculations compared to its predecessors.

Furthermore, the Nvidia Quadro 5010M is compatible with the new stereoscopic solution by Nvidia called 3D Vision Pro.

To automatically switch between the integrated graphics card and the Quadro, the 5010M supports Nvidia Optimus. Note, however, that whether this feature is integrated or not depends on the notebook manufacturer.

Similar to the GeForce GTX 480M, the Quadro 5010M is specified at 100 Watt TDP. As a result, only very large laptops, such as the Clevo D901F, are able to house this high-end card.

At the time of arrival (Feb. 2011), the Quadro 5010M succeeds the older Quadrio FX 5000M as the fastest professional workstation graphic card for laptops.

NVIDIA Quadro M4000M

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The Nvidia Quadro M4000M is a high-end, DirectX 12 (FL_12_1) and OpenGL 4.5-compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a Maxwell-based GPU built on the GM204 chip with all 1280 of the 1536 shader cores activated and is manufactured in 28 nm at TSMC. Therefore, the GPU is similar to the consumer Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M. The Quadro M4000M is built for the Intel Skylake generation and is a successor to the Quadro K4100M (Kepler-based). The M4000M usually comes with 4 GB GDDR5 VRAM clocked at 1250 MHz (5000 MHz effective, 160 GB/s opposed to 102.4 GB/s of the K4100M). 

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better compared to GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.

Performance

The clock speeds of the Quadro M4000M are very similar to the GTX 970M based on the same chip. The base clock is slightly higher with 975 versus 924 MHz but the Boost speed is lower at 1013 versus 1038 MHz. Therefore, with good cooling the GTX 970M should be slightly faster. Compared to the Quadro line-up, it is the second fastest Quadro card in 2015 and therefore clearly faster than the old Quadro K4100M.

Using CUDA (Compute Capability 5.2) or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro M4000M can be used for general calculations.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the Quadro M4000M is rated at the same TGP of 100 Watt as the M5000M and older K5100M/K4100M (including the board and memory components). Therefore, the card is suited for large notebooks with 17-inch displays or greater.

NVIDIA Quadro 5010MNVIDIA Quadro M4000M
Quadro M Series
Quadro M5500 compare 2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M compare 1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M 1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M compare 1024 @ 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200 compare 1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200 compare 640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M compare 640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M compare 512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620 compare 512 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M 384 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M compare 336 @ 0.48 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520 compare 384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz64 Bit
Quadro M600M compare 384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M compare 384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M compare 320 @ 0.41 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M compare 240 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M compare 192 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M compare 96 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro M5500 compare 2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M compare 1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M 1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M compare 1024 @ 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200 compare 1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200 compare 640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M compare 640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M compare 512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620 compare 512 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M 384 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M compare 336 @ 0.48 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520 compare 384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz64 Bit
Quadro M600M compare 384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M compare 384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M compare 320 @ 0.41 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M compare 240 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M compare 192 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M compare 96 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
CodenameN12E-Q5
ArchitectureFermiMaxwell
Pipelines384 - unified1280 - unified
Core Speed450 MHz975 - 1013 (Boost) MHz
Shader Speed900 MHz
Memory Speed1300 MHz5012 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5 ECCGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory4 GB4 GB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5
Power Consumption100 Watt100 Watt
Transistors3 Billion5.2 Billion
technology40 nm28 nm
FeaturesOpenGl 4.1, ECC Memory, FP64 IEEE 754Optimus, PhysX, 3D Vision Pro, nView, Optimus
Notebook Sizelargelarge
Date of Announcement22.02.2011 02.10.2015
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Quadro M4000M
3.5 pt (11%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
176003 Points (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 13452     avg: 17686     median: 17686 (19%)     max: 21920 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
49204 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
6937 Points (12%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
7723 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
218874 Points (26%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 3032     avg: 3066     median: 3066 (4%)     max: 3100 Points
min: 9042     avg: 9296     median: 9295.5 (13%)     max: 9549 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
2693 Points (2%)
10259 Points (9%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
12991 Points (4%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
11047 Points (6%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
52873 Points (28%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
24769 Points (27%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
3DMark 06
min: 18617     avg: 19544     median: 19036 (25%)     max: 20979 Points
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
41.7 fps (8%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 34.9     avg: 38.2     median: 38.2 (23%)     max: 41.4 fps
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
111.4 fps (66%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 37.6     avg: 39.8     median: 39.8 (23%)     max: 41.9 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
58.1 fps (33%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 37.93     avg: 46.1     median: 46.1 (35%)     max: 54.2 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
61.3 fps (47%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 7.99     avg: 8.8     median: 8.8 (10%)     max: 9.7 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
18.8 fps (22%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 53.6     avg: 72.4     median: 72.4 (55%)     max: 91.1 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
109.2 fps (82%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 40.01     avg: 47.5     median: 47.5 (51%)     max: 54.9 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
76.3 fps (82%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 36.73     avg: 37.9     median: 37.9 (18%)     max: 39.1 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
110.2 fps (53%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 33.89     avg: 38.2     median: 38.1 (20%)     max: 42.4 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
82.3 fps (43%)
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
min: 80     avg: 88.6     median: 88.6 (22%)     max: 97.1 fps
specvp12 snx-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
min: 92     avg: 109.9     median: 109.9 (16%)     max: 127.8 fps
specvp12 showcase-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
min: 40.33     avg: 44.5     median: 44.5 (10%)     max: 48.6 fps
specvp12 mediacal-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
min: 26.06     avg: 27.2     median: 27.2 (7%)     max: 28.4 fps
specvp12 maya-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
min: 47.6     avg: 55.8     median: 55.8 (15%)     max: 64 fps
specvp12 energy-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
min: 6.04     avg: 6.5     median: 6.5 (6%)     max: 6.9 fps
specvp12 creo-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
min: 58.3     avg: 68.4     median: 68.4 (27%)     max: 78.4 fps
specvp12 catia-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
min: 71     avg: 79.6     median: 79.6 (13%)     max: 88.1 fps
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
7.5 Points (95%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
7.5 Points (95%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6620 Points (5%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro 5010M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 65.1     avg: 67.5     median: 67.5 (23%)     max: 69.9 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
89.3 fps (31%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
93.2 fps (5%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
5686 Points (6%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro 5010M → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro M4000M → 220% n=11

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Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

med. 1366x768
Quadro M4000M:
90  fps
high 1920x1080
Quadro M4000M:
55  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro M4000M:
48  fps
4K 3840x2160
Quadro M4000M:
20  fps
med. 1366x768
Quadro M4000M:
196  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro M4000M:
181  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro M4000M:
85  fps
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro 5010M:
105.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro 5010M:
35.3  fps
Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro 5010M:
81.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro 5010M:
28.2  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro 5010M:
105  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro 5010M:
72.8  fps
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro 5010M:
268.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro 5010M:
162.3  fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro 5010M:
86.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro 5010M:
51.9  fps
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro 5010M:
98.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro 5010M:
52.7  fps
high 1600x900
100%
Quadro 5010M:
37.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro 5010M:
14.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro 5010M:
88.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro 5010M:
45.3  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro 5010M:
93.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro 5010M:
62.5  fps
Risen

Risen

2009
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro 5010M:
64.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro 5010M:
41.9  fps
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
high 1360x768
100%
Quadro 5010M:
120.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro 5010M:
73.3  fps
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
high 1366x768
100%
Quadro 5010M:
108.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Quadro 5010M:
67  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro 5010M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

NVIDIA Quadro M4000Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Rise of the Tomb Raider90554820
BioShock Infinite19618185
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NVIDIA Quadro 5010Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Dirt 3105.435.3
Crysis 281.628.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops10572.8
Fifa 11268.6162.3
Mafia 286.651.9
StarCraft 298.452.7
Metro 203337.914.6
Battlefield: Bad Company 288.945.3
CoD Modern Warfare 293.462.5
Risen64.341.9
Resident Evil 5120.673.3
Need for Speed Shift108.567
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