Arc A770 vs Radeon 540 Mobile
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 197 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 47.96 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 11.02 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 March 2019 (7 years ago) | 12 October 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $329 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 512 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 2100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 35.97 | 614.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.151 TFLOPS | 19.66 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 128 |
| TMUs | 32 | 256 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 512 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 16 MB |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 March 2019 | 12 October 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 225 Watt |
540 Mobile has 350% lower power consumption.
Arc A770, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon 540 Mobile and Arc A770. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon 540 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Arc A770 is a desktop one.
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