Quadro K1000M vs Radeon 540X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K1000M and Radeon 540X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro K1000M stacks up against Radeon 540X, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K1000M and Radeon 540X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro K1000M and Radeon 540X are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro K1000M or Radeon 540X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1000M Radeon 540X
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon 540X has 11% more power consumption, than Quadro K1000M.
  • Quadro K1000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon 540X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro K1000M and Radeon 540X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro K1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon 540X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K1000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon 540X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Quadro K1000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 540X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 540X is 4200 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 6−7
ultra / 1080p 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 14−16
medium / 1080p 0−1 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Quadro K1000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1000M Radeon 540X
Architecture Kepler GCN 4.0
Code name N14P-Q1 Lexa
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 June 2012 12 August 2019
Pipelines 192 512
Core clock speed 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1219 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 33.47
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 10 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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