RTX A1000 vs NVS 5400M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared NVS 5400M with RTX A1000, including specs and performance data.

NVS 5400M
2012
2 GB GDDR3, 35 Watt
1.62

RTX A1000 outperforms NVS 5400M by a whopping 1640% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking960202
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.1838.74
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF108GA107
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

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 cores962304
Core clock speed660 MHz727 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1462 MHz
Number of transistors585 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate10.56105.3
Floating-point processing power0.2534 TFLOPS6.737 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs1672
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXMPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data163 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.6

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.

NVS 5400M 1.62
RTX A1000 28.18
+1640%

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.

NVS 5400M 623
RTX A1000 10835
+1639%

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.

NVS 5400M 2093
RTX A1000 53242
+2444%

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 HD14
−1614%
240−250
+1614%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Elden Ring 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Dota 2 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Elden Ring 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−1567%
200−210
+1567%
Fortnite 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1606%
290−300
+1606%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
World of Tanks 30−35
−1567%
550−600
+1567%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Dota 2 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−1567%
200−210
+1567%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1606%
290−300
+1606%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
World of Tanks 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−1619%
550−600
+1619%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Valorant 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−1588%
270−280
+1588%
Elden Ring 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1633%
260−270
+1633%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1633%
260−270
+1633%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Dota 2 16−18
−1588%
270−280
+1588%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Valorant 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%

This is how NVS 5400M and RTX A1000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A1000 is 1614% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 28.18
Recency 1 June 2012 16 April 2024
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 50 Watt

NVS 5400M has 42.9% lower power consumption.

RTX A1000, on the other hand, has a 1639.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A1000 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 5400M in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 5400M is a mobile workstation card while RTX A1000 is a workstation one.


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