Quadro M2000 vs Radeon 540X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M2000 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 M2000 stacks up against Radeon 540X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon 540X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon 540X is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Radeon 540X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon 540X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M2000 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon 540X.
  • Quadro M2000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 540X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro M2000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 540X.
  • Quadro M2000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon 540X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M2000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon 540X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Quadro M2000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 540X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 612 MHz higher, than Radeon 540X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 6−7
ultra / 1080p 12−14 3−4
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 14−16
medium / 1080p 24−27 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 212% more, than Radeon 540X.

Full Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon 540X
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN 4.0
Code name GM206 Lexa
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 8 April 2016 12 August 2019
Pipelines 768 512
Core clock speed 796 MHz
Boost Clock 1163 MHz 1219 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 55.82 33.47
Floating-point performance 1,812 gflops
Length 201 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 215 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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