GRID K540Q vs GeForce 7950 GT
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1212 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.04 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.99 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | G71 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 6 August 2006 (20 years ago) | 2 July 2014 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $114.95 | $3,599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 1536 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 745 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.20 | 95.36 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.289 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 24 | 128 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 44.8 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s ×2 |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 August 2006 | 2 July 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 225 Watt |
7950 GT has 246% lower power consumption.
GRID K540Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7950 GT and GRID K540Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 7950 GT is a desktop graphics card while GRID K540Q is a workstation one.
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