Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB vs Quadro FX 540
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | NV43 A2 | GP100 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 9 August 2004 (19 years ago) | 20 June 2016 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $4,599 |
| Current price | $50 (0.2x MSRP) | $1200 (0.3x MSRP) |
Technical specs
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 | no data | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1190 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1329 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 15,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.400 | 297.7 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 10,609 gflops |
Size and 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 | 198 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
Memory
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 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 3072 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 1430 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 549.1 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | no data | 6.0 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 9 August 2004 | 20 June 2016 |
| Cost | $299 | $4599 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 250 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 540 and Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB. 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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