GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs Radeon 540X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540X and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 540X
2018
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.73

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms 540X by a whopping 535% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking708236
Place by popularitynot in top-10045
Power efficiency5.1121.64
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameLexaGA107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 September 2018 (6 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 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 cores5122048
Core clock speed980 MHz712 MHz
Boost clock speed1046 MHz1057 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate33.4767.65
Floating-point processing power1.071 TFLOPS4.329 TFLOPS
ROPs1640
TMUs3264
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 GB/s192.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA-8.6

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 540X 3.73
RTX 3050 Mobile 23.67
+535%

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 540X 1437
RTX 3050 Mobile 9122
+535%

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.

Radeon 540X 4097
RTX 3050 Mobile 21358
+421%

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.

Radeon 540X 11545
RTX 3050 Mobile 77234
+569%

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.

Radeon 540X 2779
RTX 3050 Mobile 15685
+464%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Radeon 540X 15167
RTX 3050 Mobile 90224
+495%

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:

Full HD19
−389%
93
+389%
1440p7−8
−614%
50
+614%
4K5−6
−560%
33
+560%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
−1078%
106
+1078%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
−225%
50−55
+225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
−525%
75
+525%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−875%
75−80
+875%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−500%
45−50
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1086%
83
+1086%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−686%
55−60
+686%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−520%
60−65
+520%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−536%
140−150
+536%
Hitman 3 11
−327%
45−50
+327%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−323%
110−120
+323%
Metro Exodus 23
−252%
80−85
+252%
Red Dead Redemption 2 19
−226%
60−65
+226%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−471%
80−85
+471%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−1967%
62
+1967%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−875%
75−80
+875%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−500%
45−50
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−771%
61
+771%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−686%
55−60
+686%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−520%
60−65
+520%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−536%
140−150
+536%
Hitman 3 9−10
−422%
45−50
+422%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−323%
110−120
+323%
Metro Exodus 17
−376%
80−85
+376%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−343%
60−65
+343%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
−515%
123
+515%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−240%
50−55
+240%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−1667%
53
+1667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−500%
45−50
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−771%
61
+771%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−686%
55−60
+686%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−536%
140−150
+536%
Hitman 3 9−10
−422%
45−50
+422%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−312%
107
+312%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−524%
106
+524%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−550%
65
+550%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−69%
71
+69%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12
−417%
60−65
+417%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−500%
35−40
+500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1400%
30
+1400%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4367%
130−140
+4367%
Hitman 3 8−9
−250%
27−30
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−767%
78
+767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−867%
27−30
+867%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−487%
130−140
+487%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−457%
35−40
+457%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1050%
21−24
+1050%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Metro Exodus 0−1 24−27

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 12
Far Cry 5 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−1500%
30−35
+1500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1800%
19
+1800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40
+0%
40
+0%
Metro Exodus 69
+0%
69
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 78
+0%
78
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 34
+0%
34
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+0%
44
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45
+0%
45
+0%

This is how Radeon 540X and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 389% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 614% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 Mobile is 560% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 4367% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Mobile is ahead in 63 tests (90%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.73 23.67
Recency 5 September 2018 11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt

Radeon 540X has 50% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 534.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540X in performance tests.


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