Radeon RX 490M vs Quadro FX 540
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Polaris (2016−2019) |
| GPU code name | NV43 | Polaris |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 9 August 2004 (19 years ago) | 1 August 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 2.400 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Quadro FX 540 and Radeon RX 490M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 198 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MBps | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 August 2004 | 1 August 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 14 nm |
RX 490M has an age advantage of 11 years, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 540 and Radeon RX 490M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 540 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 490M is a notebook 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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