UHD Graphics vs Radeon 540

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540 with UHD Graphics, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 540
2017
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.59

UHD Graphics outperforms 540 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking719604
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.10no data
Power efficiency4.9238.24
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameLexaJasper Lake GT1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 April 2017 (7 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384256
Core clock speed1183 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate28.3912.00
Floating-point processing power0.9085 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs2416

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8Ring Bus
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width32 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth24 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 Connectors2x DisplayPort 1.4aNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.2

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.

Radeon 540 3.59
UHD Graphics 5.58
+55.4%

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.

Radeon 540 1383
UHD Graphics 2151
+55.5%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.59 5.58
Recency 20 April 2017 11 January 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 10 Watt

UHD Graphics has a 55.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 540 is a desktop card while UHD Graphics is a notebook one.


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