Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile vs GeForce GT 540M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 540M with Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GT 540M
2011
2 GB DDR3, 35 Watt
1.24

RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms GT 540M by a whopping 2017% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1042210
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.4322.49
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF108TU106
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date5 January 2011 (13 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 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 cores962304
Core clock speed672 MHz945 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1380 MHz
Number of transistors585 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate10.75198.7
Floating-point processing power0.258 TFLOPS6.359 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs16144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

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+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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
RTX 3000 Mobile 26.25
+2017%

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
RTX 3000 Mobile 10116
+2016%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 540M 888
RTX 3000 Mobile 19879
+2139%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 540M 4355
RTX 3000 Mobile 50309
+1055%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GT 540M 760
RTX 3000 Mobile 14842
+1853%

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:

900p16
−1775%
300−350
+1775%
Full HD20
−420%
104
+420%
4K4−5
−2100%
88
+2100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1333%
40−45
+1333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1183%
77
+1183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1225%
50−55
+1225%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1333%
40−45
+1333%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2167%
65−70
+2167%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−7450%
150−160
+7450%
Hitman 3 6−7
−783%
50−55
+783%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−757%
120−130
+757%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3300%
65−70
+3300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1013%
85−90
+1013%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−221%
100−110
+221%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−850%
55−60
+850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1225%
50−55
+1225%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1333%
40−45
+1333%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2167%
65−70
+2167%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−7450%
150−160
+7450%
Hitman 3 6−7
−783%
50−55
+783%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−757%
120−130
+757%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3300%
65−70
+3300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1013%
85−90
+1013%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−409%
55−60
+409%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−221%
100−110
+221%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−550%
39
+550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1225%
50−55
+1225%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1333%
40−45
+1333%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−7450%
150−160
+7450%
Hitman 3 6−7
−783%
50−55
+783%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−757%
120−130
+757%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1013%
85−90
+1013%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−409%
56
+409%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−221%
100−110
+221%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3300%
65−70
+3300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−4900%
50−55
+4900%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 30−33
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1600%
16−18
+1600%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Hitman 3 7−8
−343%
30−35
+343%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−1250%
50−55
+1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 30−35
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−2333%
140−150
+2333%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1000%
40−45
+1000%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 21−24

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 14−16
Far Cry 5 0−1 14−16

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−667%
21−24
+667%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how GT 540M and RTX 3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3000 Mobile is 1775% faster in 900p
  • RTX 3000 Mobile is 420% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3000 Mobile is 2100% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3000 Mobile is 7450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3000 Mobile is ahead in 47 tests (70%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.24 26.25
Recency 5 January 2011 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

GT 540M has 128.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 3000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2016.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 540M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 540M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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