Quadro FX 540 vs Radeon Pro Duo
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro Duo and Quadro FX 540, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Pro Duo outperforms FX 540 by a whopping 10000% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 256 | 1385 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.44 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.23 | 0.59 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Capsaicin | NV43 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 26 April 2016 (8 years ago) | 9 August 2004 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,499 | $299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Pro Duo and FX 540 have a nearly equal value for money.
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 | 4096 | no data |
| Compute units | 128 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 8,900 million | 146 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 256.0 | 2.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.192 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 64 | 4 |
| TMUs | 256 | 8 |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 277 mm | 198 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 3x 8-pin | None |
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 | High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 8 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
| CrossFire | + | - |
| Enduro | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TressFX | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| Mantle | + | - |
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.
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.
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 | 21.21 | 0.21 |
| Recency | 26 April 2016 | 9 August 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 25 Watt |
Pro Duo has a 10000% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.
FX 540, on the other hand, has 1300% lower power consumption.
The Radeon Pro Duo is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 540 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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