FirePro 2270 1GB Edition vs Quadro 5010M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 649 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.19 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GF110 | Cedar |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 22 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 31 January 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 cores | 384 | 80 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 292 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 17 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 21.60 | 4.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6912 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 48 | 8 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 650 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s | 9.6 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 | 1x DVI |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | 2.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 17 Watt |
Quadro 5010M has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
2270 1GB Edition, on the other hand, has 488.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro 5010M and FirePro 2270 1GB Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro 5010M is a mobile workstation card while FirePro 2270 1GB Edition is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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