GeForce GT 540M vs Radeon RX 460 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 460 Mobile and GeForce GT 540M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 460 Mobile
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
10.17
+720%

RX 460 Mobile outperforms GT 540M by a whopping 720% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4461042
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.682.43
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameBaffinGF108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date8 August 2016 (8 years ago)5 January 2011 (13 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 cores89696
Core clock speed1000 MHz672 MHz
Boost clock speed1180 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,000 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate66.0810.75
Floating-point processing power2.115 TFLOPS0.258 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs5616

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
InterfaceMXM-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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s28.8 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 outputsNo 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.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 API
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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 10.17
+720%
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:

900p130−140
+713%
16
−713%
Full HD37
+85%
20
−85%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.32no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%
Hitman 3 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+293%
14−16
−293%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+90.9%
30−35
−90.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%
Hitman 3 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+293%
14−16
−293%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+90.9%
30−35
−90.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%
Hitman 3 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+293%
14−16
−293%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+90.9%
30−35
−90.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+800%
5−6
−800%
Hitman 3 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+967%
6−7
−967%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+780%
5−6
−780%
Metro Exodus 8−9 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

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 85% 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 RX 460 Mobile is 3250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 460 Mobile surpassed GT 540M in all 47 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.17 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 720.2% 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.


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