Radeon 540X vs VIA Chrome9 HC
Aggregate performance score
We've compared VIA Chrome9 HC and Radeon 540X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
540X outperforms VIA Chrome9 HC by a whopping 37100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1514 | 707 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 5.18 |
| Architecture | no data | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | VN896 | Lexa |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2007 (17 years ago) | 5 September 2018 (6 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 cores | 3 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1 MHz | 980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 250 MHz | 1046 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 33.47 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.071 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| 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 | onboard | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 48 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 data | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | onboard | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
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.
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.
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 | -0−1 | 19 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−350%
|
9
+350%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−433%
|
16
+433%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−175%
|
11
+175%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−225%
|
24−27
+225%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−250%
|
14−16
+250%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−50%
|
40−45
+50%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−267%
|
10−12
+267%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−125%
|
9−10
+125%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−225%
|
24−27
+225%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−400%
|
20
+400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−66.7%
|
14−16
+66.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−50%
|
40−45
+50%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−267%
|
10−12
+267%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−125%
|
9−10
+125%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−225%
|
24−27
+225%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−325%
|
17
+325%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10
+11.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−50%
|
40−45
+50%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−350%
|
9−10
+350%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 2−3 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 540X is 433% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 540X is ahead in 29 tests (48%)
- there's a draw in 32 tests (52%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.01 | 3.72 |
| Recency | 1 March 2007 | 5 September 2018 |
Radeon 540X has a 37100% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 years.
The Radeon 540X is our recommended choice as it beats the VIA Chrome9 HC in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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