Arctic Sound-M vs Quadro FX 540
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1481 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.59 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Generation 12.5 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | NV43 | Arctic Sound |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 9 August 2004 (22 years ago) | 2022 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | no data |
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 | 8192 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 8,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 500 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.400 | 230.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 14.75 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 128 |
| TMUs | 8 | 256 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 8 MB |
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 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 198 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 8-pin EPS |
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 | DDR | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 250 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 1.23 TB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 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 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 500 Watt |
FX 540 has 1900% lower power consumption.
Arctic Sound-M, on the other hand, has a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 540 and Arctic Sound-M. We've got no test results to judge.
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