NVIDIA GRID K540Q vs NVIDIA Quadro 600
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GK104 | GF108 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Kepler | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 294 mm² | 116 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 2nd, 2014 | Dec 13th, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GRID | Quadro |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 3,599 USD | 179 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 745 MHz | 640 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1280 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 25.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1536 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 128 | 16 |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| SMX count | 8 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per SMX) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| SM count | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 23.84 GPixel/s | 2.560 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 95.36 GTexel/s | 10.24 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | 245.8 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 95.36 GFLOPS (1:24) | 20.48 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| TDP | 225 W | 40 W |
| Suggested PSU | 550 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort |
| Width | — | 69 mm 2.7 inches |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P1033 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | — |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
