Quadro 4000M vs Radeon 540

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 4000M and Radeon 540, 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 4000M stacks up against Radeon 540, check out specs charts below.

Quadro 4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 4000M 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 Quadro 4000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 4000M Radeon 540
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 4000M has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon 540.
  • Quadro 4000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro 4000M and Radeon 540 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro 4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon 540 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 4000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon 540 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 540 is 625 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.
  • Quadro 4000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 is 5800 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 6−7
ultra / 1080p 1−2 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 5−6 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Quadro 4000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 4000M Radeon 540
Architecture Fermi GCN 4.0
Code name Fermi Lexa
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 26 March 2019
Pipelines 336 512
Core clock speed 475 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 26.60 35.97
Floating-point performance 638.4 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 56 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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