A40 PCIe vs Radeon 540
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 772 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.10 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.30 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | GA102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 20 April 2017 (8 years ago) | 5 October 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 10752 |
| Core clock speed | 1183 MHz | 1305 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | 1755 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.39 | 589.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.9085 TFLOPS | 37.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 112 |
| TMUs | 24 | 336 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 84 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 10.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 6 MB |
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 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 8-pin EPS |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 32 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1812 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 24 GB/s | 695.8 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | 2x DisplayPort 1.4a | 3x DisplayPort |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 April 2017 | 5 October 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 300 Watt |
Radeon 540 has 500% lower power consumption.
A40 PCIe, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon 540 and A40 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon 540 is a desktop graphics card while A40 PCIe is a workstation one.
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