NVIDIA Quadro FX 540 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV43 | G98 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | NV43 GL | — |
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 154 mm² | 86 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 9th, 2004 | May 7th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Quadro FX | Quadro NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 299 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 26 in our database | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 300 MHz | 540 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective | 695 MHz 1390 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1300 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.000 GB/s | 11.12 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 4 | — |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 8 |
| SM count | — | 1 |
| Cache L2 | — | 16 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.400 GPixel/s | 2.160 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 300.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 2.400 GTexel/s | 2.160 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 20.80 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 198 mm 7.8 inches | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 25 W | 23 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 2x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | P229 | P685 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
