Data Center GPU Max Subsystem vs Quadro FX 540
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Generation 12.5 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | NV43 | Ponte Vecchio |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 9 August 2004 (20 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | no data |
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 | no data | 16384 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 100,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 2400 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.400 | 1,638 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 52.43 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | no data |
| TMUs | 8 | 1024 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 1024 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 128 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 198 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
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 | DDR | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 128 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 8192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 250 MHz | 1565 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 3,205 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 August 2004 | 10 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 128 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 2400 Watt |
FX 540 has 9500% lower power consumption.
Data Center GPU Max Subsystem, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 18 years, a 102300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 540 and Data Center GPU Max Subsystem. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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