Radeon 760M vs 540X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540X and Radeon 760M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 540X
2018
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.26

760M outperforms 540X by a whopping 289% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking725373
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.1666.91
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameLexaHawx Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 September 2018 (6 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year 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 cores512512
Core clock speed980 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1046 MHz2599 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate33.4783.17
Floating-point processing power1.071 TFLOPS5.323 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3232
Ray Tracing Coresno data8

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 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth48 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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

Radeon 540X 3.26
Radeon 760M 12.68
+289%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
    • 3DMark Time Spy Graphics

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 1458
Radeon 760M 5666
+289%

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
Radeon 760M 9603
+134%

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
Radeon 760M 32985
+186%

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
Radeon 760M 6142
+121%

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
Radeon 760M 41767
+175%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Radeon 540X 797
Radeon 760M 2116
+165%

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
−57.9%
30
+57.9%
1440p4−5
−350%
18
+350%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 17
−518%
105
+518%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−233%
30
+233%
Hogwarts Legacy 12
−117%
26
+117%
Battlefield 5 26
−131%
60−65
+131%
Counter-Strike 2 17
−353%
77
+353%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−243%
24
+243%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−322%
38
+322%
Fortnite 62
−27.4%
75−80
+27.4%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−241%
55−60
+241%
Forza Horizon 5 17
−159%
40−45
+159%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−150%
20
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Valorant 50−55
−127%
110−120
+127%
Battlefield 5 20
−200%
60−65
+200%
Counter-Strike 2 5
−560%
33
+560%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55
−242%
180−190
+242%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−157%
18
+157%
Dota 2 47
−89.4%
85−90
+89.4%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−289%
35
+289%
Fortnite 22
−259%
75−80
+259%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−241%
55−60
+241%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−450%
40−45
+450%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
−133%
35
+133%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−87.5%
15
+87.5%
Metro Exodus 6
−367%
27−30
+367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
−125%
36
+125%
Valorant 50−55
−127%
110−120
+127%
Battlefield 5 18
−233%
60−65
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−314%
27−30
+314%
Dota 2 44
−102%
85−90
+102%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−267%
33
+267%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−241%
55−60
+241%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−213%
24−27
+213%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−130%
23
+130%
Valorant 50−55
−127%
110−120
+127%
Fortnite 17
−365%
75−80
+365%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−300%
16
+300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−296%
100−110
+296%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−633%
21−24
+633%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−338%
120−130
+338%
Valorant 35−40
−300%
140−150
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−325%
30−35
+325%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%
Fortnite 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−62.5%
24−27
+62.5%
Valorant 18−20
−317%
75−80
+317%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Dota 2 10−12
−345%
45−50
+345%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Fortnite 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how Radeon 540X and Radeon 760M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 760M is 58% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 760M is 350% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 760M is 750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 760M is ahead in 58 tests (88%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (12%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.26 12.68
Recency 5 September 2018 6 December 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 760M has a 289% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 760M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540X in performance tests.

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