Quadro FX Go540 vs Quadro4 100 NVS
Primary details
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 | Celsius (1999−2005) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | NV17 A3 | NV43 A4 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 22 December 2003 (20 years ago) | 9 August 2004 (19 years ago) |
| Current price | $350 | no data |
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.
| Core clock speed | 250 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 29 million | 146 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.000 | 2.400 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Quadro4 100 NVS and Quadro FX Go540 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | AGP 4x | MXM-II |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | DDR | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 332 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 5.312 GB/s | 7.2 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 | 1x LFH60 | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.0 | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 December 2003 | 9 August 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 25 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Quadro4 100 NVS and Quadro FX Go540. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro4 100 NVS is a workstation card while Quadro FX Go540 is a mobile workstation one.
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