NVIDIA GRID K540Q vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 550M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GK104 | G73 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Kepler | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 177 million |
| Die size | 294 mm² | 125 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 2nd, 2014 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GRID | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 3,599 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 745 MHz | 480 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 16.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1536 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 128 | 12 |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| SMX count | 8 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per SMX) | — |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 12 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 5 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 23.84 GPixel/s | 3.840 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 95.36 GTexel/s | 5.760 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.289 TFLOPS | — |
| FP64 (double) performance | 95.36 GFLOPS (1:24) | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 600.0 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 225 W | 35 W |
| Suggested PSU | 550 W | — |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | — |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | — |
| CUDA | 3.0 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Mar 13th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX Mobile (x500M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | Quadro FX Go |
