Quadro K510M vs Quadro FX 2800M

Place in the ranking	1084	943
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.00	3.86
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code name	G92	GK208
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	1 December 2009 (14 years ago)	23 July 2013 (11 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	96	192
Core clock speed	600 MHz	846 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	915 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.80	13.54
Floating-point processing power	0.288 TFLOPS	0.3249 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	48	16

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	medium sized
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-A (3.0)

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	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	19.2 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Display Port	no data	1.2

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	-	+
3D Vision Pro	no data	+
Mosaic	no data	+
nView Display Management	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/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.

FX 2800M 1.08

Quadro K510M 1.66
+53.7%

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.

FX 2800M 417

Quadro K510M 641
+53.7%

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:

Full HD

−45.2%

45−50
+45.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	5−6
Hitman 3	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −6.3%	30−35 +6.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	5−6
Hitman 3	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −6.3%	30−35 +6.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	5−6
Hitman 3	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −6.3%	30−35 +6.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−200%

3−4
+200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	1−2
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−50%

3−4
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Watch Dogs: Legion

0−1

This is how FX 2800M and Quadro K510M compete in popular games:

Quadro K510M is 45% faster in 1080p

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro K510M is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Quadro K510M is ahead in 39 tests (89%)
there's a draw in 5 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.08	1.66
Recency	1 December 2009	23 July 2013
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	30 Watt

Quadro K510M has a 53.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K510M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2800M in performance tests.

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