GeForce GT 540M vs GT 755M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 755M and GeForce GT 540M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 755M
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
4.38
+253%

GT 755M outperforms GT 540M by a whopping 253% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6711042
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.002.43
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK107GF108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date25 June 2013 (11 years ago)5 January 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 cores38496
Core clock speed980 MHz672 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate31.3610.75
Floating-point processing power0.7526 TFLOPS0.258 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs3216

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1350 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s28.8 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
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray-+
Blu-Ray 3D Support+-
3D Gaming-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus++
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 API
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/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 755M 4.38
+253%
GT 540M 1.24

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 755M 1688
+253%
GT 540M 478

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 755M 2801
+215%
GT 540M 888

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 755M 12711
+192%
GT 540M 4355

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 755M 2106
+177%
GT 540M 760

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 755M 4930
+129%
GT 540M 2149

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GT 755M 14
+100%
GT 540M 7

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:

900p56
+250%
16
−250%
Full HD23
+15%
20
−15%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+33.3%
30−35
−33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+33.3%
30−35
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+33.3%
30−35
−33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Hitman 3 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

This is how GT 755M and GT 540M compete in popular games:

  • GT 755M is 250% faster in 900p
  • GT 755M is 15% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 755M is 1250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GT 755M surpassed GT 540M in all 47 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.38 1.24
Recency 25 June 2013 5 January 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 35 Watt

GT 755M has a 253.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 540M, on the other hand, has 42.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 755M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 540M in performance tests.


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