Quadro T1000 vs Radeon 540X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540X with Quadro T1000, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 540X
2018
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.75

T1000 outperforms 540X by a whopping 348% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking717335
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.1523.09
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameLexaTU117
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date5 September 2018 (6 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years 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 cores512no data
Core clock speed980 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1046 MHz1455 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate33.47no data
Floating-point processing power1.071 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1500 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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 outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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.

Radeon 540X 3.75
Quadro T1000 16.81
+348%

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.

Radeon 540X 1445
Quadro T1000 6475
+348%

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 HD20
−325%
85−90
+325%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 13
−323%
55−60
+323%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−344%
40−45
+344%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 10
−300%
40−45
+300%
Battlefield 5 26
−323%
110−120
+323%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Fortnite 62
−335%
270−280
+335%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−341%
75−80
+341%
Forza Horizon 5 15
−333%
65−70
+333%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−333%
65−70
+333%
Valorant 50−55
−331%
220−230
+331%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 9−10
−344%
40−45
+344%
Battlefield 5 20
−325%
85−90
+325%
Counter-Strike 2 5
−320%
21−24
+320%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55
−336%
240−250
+336%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Dota 2 47
−347%
210−220
+347%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Fortnite 22
−332%
95−100
+332%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−341%
75−80
+341%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
−333%
65−70
+333%
Metro Exodus 6
−300%
24−27
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−333%
65−70
+333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
−338%
70−75
+338%
Valorant 50−55
−331%
220−230
+331%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18
−344%
80−85
+344%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Dota 2 44
−332%
190−200
+332%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−341%
75−80
+341%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−333%
65−70
+333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−300%
40−45
+300%
Valorant 50−55
−331%
220−230
+331%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 17
−341%
75−80
+341%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−323%
110−120
+323%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−323%
110−120
+323%
Valorant 35−40
−344%
160−170
+344%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−338%
70−75
+338%
Valorant 18−20
−344%
80−85
+344%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Dota 2 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%

This is how Radeon 540X and Quadro T1000 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro T1000 is 325% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.75 16.81
Recency 5 September 2018 27 May 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm

Quadro T1000 has a 348.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro T1000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 540X is a notebook card while Quadro T1000 is a workstation one.

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