ATI Mobility Radeon HD 540v vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M92 | G84 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | TeraScale | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 289 million |
| Die size | 73 mm² | 169 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | May 5th, 2010 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | M9x (Mobility HD 500v) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | — |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | M8x | — |
| Successor | Manhattan | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 520 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 650 MHz 1300 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1040 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 20.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 80 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| Compute units | 1 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 32 KB |
| SM count | — | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.200 GPixel/s | 4.160 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.400 GTexel/s | 8.320 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 88.00 GFLOPS | 66.56 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | 42 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Length | — | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Sep 27th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 699 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
