Radeon 540 vs Quadro P2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P2000 with Radeon 540, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P2000
2017
5 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
18.86
+425%

P2000 outperforms 540 by a whopping 425% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking304726
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.900.10
Power efficiency17.304.94
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGP106Lexa
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date6 February 2017 (8 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$585 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Quadro P2000 has 9800% better value for money than Radeon 540.

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 cores1024384
Core clock speed1076 MHz1183 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate94.7228.39
Floating-point processing power3.031 TFLOPS0.9085 TFLOPS
ROPs4016
TMUs6424

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 3.0 x8
Length201 mm145 mm
Width1-slot1-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount5 GB1 GB
Memory bus width160 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth140.2 GB/s24 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 DisplayPort2x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA6.1-

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.

Quadro P2000 18.86
+425%
Radeon 540 3.59

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 P2000 7268
+426%
Radeon 540 1383

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 P2000 22911
+272%
Radeon 540 6158

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 HD56
+460%
10−12
−460%
1440p20
+567%
3−4
−567%
4K16
+433%
3−4
−433%

Cost per frame, $

1080p10.45
−32.2%
7.90
+32.2%
1440p29.25
−11.1%
26.33
+11.1%
4K36.56
−38.8%
26.33
+38.8%
  • Radeon 540 has 32% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • Radeon 540 has 11% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • Radeon 540 has 39% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+488%
8−9
−488%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+429%
7−8
−429%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+488%
8−9
−488%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+429%
14−16
−429%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+429%
7−8
−429%
Far Cry 5 47
+488%
8−9
−488%
Fortnite 144
+433%
27−30
−433%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+508%
12−14
−508%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+444%
9−10
−444%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 53
+430%
10−11
−430%
Valorant 130−140
+467%
24−27
−467%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+488%
8−9
−488%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+429%
14−16
−429%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+453%
40−45
−453%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+429%
7−8
−429%
Dota 2 102
+467%
18−20
−467%
Far Cry 5 41
+486%
7−8
−486%
Fortnite 60
+500%
10−11
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+508%
12−14
−508%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+444%
9−10
−444%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+458%
12−14
−458%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+443%
7−8
−443%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 41
+486%
7−8
−486%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 38
+443%
7−8
−443%
Valorant 130−140
+467%
24−27
−467%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+429%
14−16
−429%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+429%
7−8
−429%
Dota 2 98
+444%
18−20
−444%
Far Cry 5 35
+483%
6−7
−483%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+508%
12−14
−508%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+444%
9−10
−444%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 29
+480%
5−6
−480%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
+525%
4−5
−525%
Valorant 130−140
+467%
24−27
−467%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45
+463%
8−9
−463%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+438%
24−27
−438%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+457%
21−24
−457%
Valorant 170−180
+473%
30−33
−473%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+456%
9−10
−456%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry 5 21
+600%
3−4
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+450%
8−9
−450%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+433%
6−7
−433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+460%
5−6
−460%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24
+500%
4−5
−500%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+433%
6−7
−433%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Valorant 100−105
+456%
18−20
−456%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Dota 2 60−65
+520%
10−11
−520%
Far Cry 5 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+520%
5−6
−520%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7
+600%
1−2
−600%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10
+900%
1−2
−900%

This is how Quadro P2000 and Radeon 540 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P2000 is 460% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P2000 is 567% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro P2000 is 433% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.86 3.59
Recency 6 February 2017 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt

Quadro P2000 has a 425.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Radeon 540, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P2000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 540 is a desktop one.

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