Quadro FX 540 vs FirePro D300
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 420 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 3.98 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | NV43 A2 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 9 August 2004 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
| Current price | $260 | $50 (0.2x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1280 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 146 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 68.00 | 2.400 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,176 gflops | no data |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 242 mm | 198 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5080 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 162.6 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 | 4x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 9 August 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 25 Watt |
We couldn't decide between FirePro D300 and Quadro FX 540. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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