Quadro FX 4600 SDI vs Radeon RX 540
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 539 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 12 | G80 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 21 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 5 March 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $5,999 |
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 | 512 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1219 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 681 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 154 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.01 | 24.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.248 gflops | 0.2304 gflops |
| ROPs | 16 | 24 |
| TMUs | 32 | 24 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 768 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 67.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 March 2017 | 5 March 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 768 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 154 Watt |
RX 540 has an age advantage of 10 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 105.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 540 and Quadro FX 4600 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 540 is a notebook card while Quadro FX 4600 SDI is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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