GeForce GT 540M vs Radeon R9 M395

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M395 and GeForce GT 540M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M395
2015
4 GB GDDR5
12.73
+927%

R9 M395 outperforms GT 540M by a whopping 927% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3871036
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.56
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameno dataGF108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 June 2015 (9 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 cores179296
Core clock speed834 MHz672 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data35 Watt
Texture fill rateno data10.75
Floating-point processing powerno data0.258 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
Interfaceno dataMXM-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 amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data28.8 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 dataNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-
3D Blu-Ray-+
3D Gaming-+
Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 API
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCLNot Listed1.1
Vulkan+N/A
Mantle+-
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.

R9 M395 12.73
+927%
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.

R9 M395 4911
+927%
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.

R9 M395 8656
+875%
GT 540M 888

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.

R9 M395 6819
+797%
GT 540M 760

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:

900p160−170
+900%
16
−900%
Full HD200−210
+900%
20
−900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+1267%
3−4
−1267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+4100%
2−3
−4100%
Hitman 3 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+379%
14−16
−379%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+975%
4−5
−975%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+118%
30−35
−118%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+1267%
3−4
−1267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+4100%
2−3
−4100%
Hitman 3 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+379%
14−16
−379%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+975%
4−5
−975%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+191%
10−12
−191%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+118%
30−35
−118%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+4100%
2−3
−4100%
Hitman 3 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+379%
14−16
−379%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+191%
10−12
−191%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+118%
30−35
−118%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+967%
6−7
−967%
Hitman 3 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+1233%
6−7
−1233%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10 0−1
Hitman 3 9−10 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+1120%
5−6
−1120%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

This is how R9 M395 and GT 540M compete in popular games:

  • R9 M395 is 900% faster in 900p
  • R9 M395 is 900% 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 R9 M395 is 4100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 M395 surpassed GT 540M in all 47 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.73 1.24
Recency 9 June 2015 5 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R9 M395 has a 926.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M395 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 540M in performance tests.


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