GeForce GT 540M vs Radeon RX 460 Mobile

Place in the ranking	448	1044
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	12.65	2.44
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Baffin	GF108
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	8 August 2016 (8 years ago)	5 January 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data

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	896	96
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	672 MHz
Boost clock speed	1180 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	66.08	10.75
Floating-point processing power	2.115 TFLOPS	0.258 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	56	16

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 size	large	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-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 type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	28.8 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 Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	+	-
3D Blu-Ray	-	+
3D Gaming	-	+
Optimus	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 API
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
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.

RX 460 Mobile 10.11
+715%

GT 540M 1.24

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.

RX 460 Mobile 7793
+778%

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.

RX 460 Mobile 5108
+572%

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:

900p	130−140 +713%	16 −713%
Full HD	35 +75%	20 −75%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

2.46

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Elden Ring	27−30	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +350%	6−7 −350%
Valorant	35−40 +850%	4−5 −850%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Dota 2	35−40 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Elden Ring	27−30	0−1
Far Cry 5	40−45 +310%	10−11 −310%
Fortnite	55−60 +1080%	5−6 −1080%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +457%	14−16 −457%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +350%	6−7 −350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +343%	7−8 −343%
Valorant	35−40 +850%	4−5 −850%
World of Tanks	140−150 +437%	27−30 −437%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Dota 2	35−40 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +310%	10−11 −310%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	22 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Valorant	35−40 +850%	4−5 −850%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Elden Ring	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +586%	7−8 −586%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10	0−1
World of Tanks	70−75 +943%	7−8 −943%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +340%	5−6 −340%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +1000%	2−3 −1000%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Valorant	24−27 +317%	6−7 −317%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Elden Ring	6−7	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	6−7	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +867%	3−4 −867%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Dota 2	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Far Cry 5	12−14	0−1
Fortnite	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Valorant	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%

This is how RX 460 Mobile and GT 540M compete in popular games:

RX 460 Mobile is 713% faster in 900p
RX 460 Mobile is 75% faster in 1080p

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 460 Mobile is 3500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 460 Mobile surpassed GT 540M in all 41 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.11	1.24
Recency	8 August 2016	5 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	35 Watt

RX 460 Mobile has a 715.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

GT 540M, on the other hand, has 57.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 460 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 540M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.