NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF108 | G92 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N12P-GS-A1 | NB9E-GLM3 |
| Architecture | Fermi | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 754 million |
| Die size | 116 mm² | 324 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jan 5th, 2011 | Aug 14th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 500M | Quadro FX Mobile (x700M) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | MXM-HE |
| Predecessor | GeForce 400M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 600M | — |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 672 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1344 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 28.80 GB/s | 51.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 128 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| SM count | 2 | 16 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.688 GPixel/s | 8.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 10.75 GTexel/s | 35.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 258.0 GFLOPS | 352.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 21.50 GFLOPS (1:12) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 75 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
