GeForce GT 545 vs Quadro M2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M2000 with GeForce GT 545, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M2000
2016
4 GB 128-bit, 75 Watt
10.33
+261%

M2000 outperforms GT 545 by a whopping 261% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking440787
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.460.33
Power efficiency9.602.85
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM206GF116
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date8 April 2016 (8 years ago)14 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$437.75 $149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro M2000 has 948% better value for money than GT 545.

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 cores768144
Core clock speed796 MHz720 MHz
Boost clock speed1163 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,940 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate55.8217.28
Floating-point processing power1.786 TFLOPS0.4147 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs4824

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length201 mm145 mm
Width1" (2.5 cm)1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 type128 BitDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1536 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 106 GB/s38.4 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.22.1

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.

Quadro M2000 10.33
+261%
GT 545 2.86

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.

Quadro M2000 3984
+261%
GT 545 1104

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro M2000 14536
+296%
GT 545 3673

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.33 2.86
Recency 8 April 2016 14 May 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1536 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 70 Watt

Quadro M2000 has a 261.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 545, on the other hand, has 7.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 545 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M2000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 545 is a desktop one.


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