Radeon 540 vs RX 560X Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 560X Mobile with Radeon 540, including specs and performance data.
RX 560X Mobile outperforms 540 by a whopping 196% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 437 | 728 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.10 |
| Power efficiency | 11.29 | 4.96 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 21 | Lexa |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 April 2018 (6 years ago) | 20 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $79 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 1024 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 1275 MHz | 1183 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1202 MHz | 1124 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 81.60 | 28.39 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.611 TFLOPS | 0.9085 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 64 | 24 |
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 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 32 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1450 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 92.8 GB/s | 24 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 | 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
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 HD | 34
+240%
| 10−12
−240%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 7.90 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 41
+242%
|
12−14
−242%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+200%
|
18−20
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+229%
|
7−8
−229%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 30
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 52
+225%
|
16−18
−225%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+200%
|
18−20
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 17
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
+225%
|
12−14
−225%
|
| Fortnite | 66
+214%
|
21−24
−214%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 52
+225%
|
16−18
−225%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 34
+240%
|
10−11
−240%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50
+213%
|
16−18
−213%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
+217%
|
30−33
−217%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 18
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 44
+214%
|
14−16
−214%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+200%
|
18−20
−200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 122
+205%
|
40−45
−205%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 15
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 71
+238%
|
21−24
−238%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 36
+200%
|
12−14
−200%
|
| Fortnite | 44
+214%
|
14−16
−214%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 49
+206%
|
16−18
−206%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 31
+210%
|
10−11
−210%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 36
+200%
|
12−14
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20
+233%
|
6−7
−233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 42
+200%
|
14−16
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 36
+200%
|
12−14
−200%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
+217%
|
30−33
−217%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 39
+225%
|
12−14
−225%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 13
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Dota 2 | 66
+214%
|
21−24
−214%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 33
+230%
|
10−11
−230%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 38
+217%
|
12−14
−217%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 22
+214%
|
7−8
−214%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
+217%
|
30−33
−217%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 33
+230%
|
10−11
−230%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 75−80
+221%
|
24−27
−221%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+231%
|
16−18
−231%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+220%
|
35−40
−220%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+213%
|
8−9
−213%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+231%
|
16−18
−231%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
This is how RX 560X Mobile and Radeon 540 compete in popular games:
- RX 560X Mobile is 240% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.29 | 3.14 |
| Recency | 11 April 2018 | 20 April 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 50 Watt |
RX 560X Mobile has a 195.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Radeon 540, on the other hand, has 30% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 560X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 560X Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon 540 is a desktop one.
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