Radeon HD 6540G2 vs Quadro K2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K2000 with Radeon HD 6540G2, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K2000
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 51 Watt
4.11
+209%

K2000 outperforms HD 6540G2 by a whopping 209% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6951030
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.43no data
Power efficiency5.54no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGK107no data
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date1 March 2013 (11 years ago)14 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384480
Core clock speed954 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)51 Wattno data
Texture fill rate30.53no data
Floating-point processing power0.7327 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no data

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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length202 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth64 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-
CUDA3.0-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
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7−8
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Elden Ring 2−3
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2−3
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
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1−2
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Counter-Strike 2 7−8
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7−8
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 9−10
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9−10
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Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
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7−8
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Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Elden Ring 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
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Fortnite 6−7
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6−7
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Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
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1−2
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
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14−16
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Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
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World of Tanks 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
World of Tanks 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
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30−35
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
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Valorant 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Elden Ring 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
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Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 44 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.11 1.33
Recency 1 March 2013 14 June 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

Quadro K2000 has a 209% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro K2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6540G2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K2000 is a workstation card while Radeon HD 6540G2 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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