Radeon HD 6510G2 vs GeForce GT 540M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 540M and Radeon HD 6510G2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 540M
2011
2 GB DDR3, 35 Watt
1.20

HD 6510G2 outperforms GT 540M by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10521033
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.44no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF108no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2011 (14 years ago)14 June 2011 (13 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 cores96400
Core clock speed672 MHzno data
Number of transistors585 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate10.75no data
Floating-point processing power0.258 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4no data
TMUs16no data

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)no data

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 typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed900 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/sno data
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 data

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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/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.

GT 540M 1.20
HD 6510G2 1.29
+7.5%

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
HD 6510G2 1015
+14.3%

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
+0%
16−18
+0%
Full HD20
−5%
21−24
+5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Fortnite 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 1−2
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
World of Tanks 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
World of Tanks 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 1−2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Valorant 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 1−2
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how GT 540M and HD 6510G2 compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 900p
  • HD 6510G2 is 5% faster in 1080p

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6510G2 is 33% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6510G2 is ahead in 8 tests (22%)
  • there's a draw in 29 tests (78%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.20 1.29
Recency 5 January 2011 14 June 2011

HD 6510G2 has a 7.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GT 540M and Radeon HD 6510G2.

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