Quadro K610M vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 550 Ti with Quadro K610M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 550 Ti
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 116 Watt
4.03
+117%

GTX 550 Ti outperforms K610M by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking688908
Place by popularity77not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.700.16
Power efficiency2.484.43
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameGF116GK208
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)23 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $229.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 550 Ti has 338% better value for money than Quadro K610M.

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 cores192192
Core clock speed900 MHz980 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)116 Watt30 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature100 °Cno data
Texture fill rate28.8015.68
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS0.3763 TFLOPS
ROPs248
TMUs3216

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Length210 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed4.1 GB/s650 MHz
Memory bandwidth98.4 GB/s20.8 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Display Portno data1.2
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.5
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A+
CUDA++

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.

GTX 550 Ti 4.03
+117%
Quadro K610M 1.86

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.

GTX 550 Ti 1554
+116%
Quadro K610M 718

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.

GTX 550 Ti 2272
+98.7%
Quadro K610M 1144

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.

GTX 550 Ti 10229
+99.9%
Quadro K610M 5116

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 550 Ti 5772
+190%
Quadro K610M 1993

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
+138%
16−18
−138%
Full HD33
+200%
11
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+58.8%
16−18
−58.8%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+58.8%
16−18
−58.8%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+58.8%
16−18
−58.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 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 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
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 GTX 550 Ti and Quadro K610M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 550 Ti is 138% faster in 900p
  • GTX 550 Ti is 200% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 550 Ti is 800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 550 Ti surpassed Quadro K610M in all 53 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.03 1.86
Recency 15 March 2011 23 July 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt 30 Watt

GTX 550 Ti has a 116.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Quadro K610M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 286.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 550 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K610M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop card while Quadro K610M is a mobile workstation one.


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