Radeon RX 5300 vs 540 Mobile
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 338 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 14.01 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | Navi 14 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 March 2019 (7 years ago) | 28 May 2020 (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 cores | 512 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1327 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | 1645 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 6,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 35.97 | 144.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.151 TFLOPS | 4.632 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 88 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 1536 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 180 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s | 168.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 March 2019 | 28 May 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 100 Watt |
540 Mobile has 100% lower power consumption.
RX 5300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon 540 Mobile and Radeon RX 5300. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon 540 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 5300 is a desktop one.
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