GeForce RTX 3070 vs Radeon 540

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540 and GeForce RTX 3070, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 540
2017, $79
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.48

RTX 3070 outperforms 540 by a whopping 1423% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Radeon 540 Radeon 540
RTX 3070 RTX 3070

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking79062
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1045.21
Power efficiency5.3818.64
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameLexaGA104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 April 2017 (9 years ago)1 September 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

RTX 3070 has 45110% better value for money than Radeon 540.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3845888
Core clock speed1183 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate28.39317.4
Floating-point processing power0.9085 TFLOPS20.31 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs24184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46
L1 Cache96 KB5.8 MB
L2 Cache512 KB4 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mm242 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width32 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth24 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors2x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.0
Vulkan1.31.2
CUDA-8.5
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Radeon 540 3.48
RTX 3070 53.01
+1423%

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.

Radeon 540 1450
Samples: 78
RTX 3070 22086
+1423%
Samples: 38365

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Radeon 540 6156
RTX 3070 123479
+1906%

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 HD9−10
−1556%
149
+1556%
1440p6−7
−1550%
99
+1550%
4K4−5
−1475%
63
+1475%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.78
−162%
3.35
+162%
1440p13.17
−161%
5.04
+161%
4K19.75
−149%
7.92
+149%
  • RTX 3070 has 162% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 has 161% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 has 149% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 147
+0%
147
+0%
Palworld 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 198
+0%
198
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 149
+0%
149
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 330
+0%
330
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 139
+0%
139
+0%
Far Cry 5 154
+0%
154
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Palworld 174
+0%
174
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 257
+0%
257
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 126
+0%
126
+0%
Dota 2 133
+0%
133
+0%
Far Cry 5 148
+0%
148
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+0%
139
+0%
Metro Exodus 120
+0%
120
+0%
Palworld 139
+0%
139
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 230
+0%
230
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
+0%
102
+0%
Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 141
+0%
141
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 121
+0%
121
+0%
Valorant 237
+0%
237
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Palworld 125
+0%
125
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 167
+0%
167
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 98
+0%
98
+0%
Metro Exodus 75
+0%
75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry 5 125
+0%
125
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Palworld 91
+0%
91
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 117
+0%
117
+0%
Metro Exodus 49
+0%
49
+0%
Palworld 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+0%
90
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Palworld 52
+0%
52
+0%

This is how Radeon 540 and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 1556% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 1550% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 is 1475% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.48 53.01
Recency 20 April 2017 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 220 Watt

Radeon 540 has 340% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070, on the other hand, has a 1423% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.

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H100 SXM5 80 GB H100 SXM5 80 GB
GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q
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T1000 T1000
Pro WX 3200 Pro WX 3200
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RX 640 RX 640
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RX 7650 GRE 7650 GRE
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UHD Graphics P750 UHD Graphics P750

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