Radeon RX 490M vs Quadro FX 540

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1445not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.58no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code nameNV43Polaris
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date9 August 2004 (21 years ago)1 August 2016 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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.

Core clock speed300 MHzno data
Number of transistors146 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology110 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Wattno data
Texture fill rate2.400no data
ROPs4no data
TMUs8no 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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16no data
Length198 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDRGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount128 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth8 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Videono data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 August 2004 1 August 2016
Chip lithography 110 nm 14 nm

RX 490M has an age advantage of 11 years, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 540 and Radeon RX 490M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro FX 540 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 490M is a notebook one.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 540
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AMD Radeon RX 490M
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