FireStream 9270 vs GeForce GT 540M

Place in the ranking	1040	724
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.47	1.52
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GF108	RV770
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	5 January 2011 (13 years ago)	13 November 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	800
Core clock speed	672 MHz	750 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.75	30.00
Floating-point processing power	0.258 TFLOPS	1.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	16
TMUs	16	40

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	115.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

1x DVI

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 API	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 540M 1.24

FireStream 9270 3.48
+181%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 540M 478

FireStream 9270 1341
+181%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	16 −150%	40−45 +150%
Full HD	20 −175%	55−60 +175%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−167%

8−9
+167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −173%	90−95 +173%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −173%	90−95 +173%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −173%	90−95 +173%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Hitman 3	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
−150%

10−11

+150%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1