RTX A3000 Mobile vs Radeon 540

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540 with RTX A3000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

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

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms 540 by a whopping 766% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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RTX A3000 Mobile RTX A3000 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking790214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.10no data
Power efficiency5.3833.32
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameLexaGA104
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date20 April 2017 (9 years ago)12 April 2021 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores3844096
Core clock speed1183 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1230 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate28.39157.4
Floating-point processing power0.9085 TFLOPS10.08 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs24128
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32
L1 Cache96 KB4 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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 GB6 GB
Memory bus width32 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth24 GB/s264.0 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 1.4aPortable Device Dependent

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 Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.6
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 A3000 Mobile 30.15
+766%

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 A3000 Mobile 12559
+766%
Samples: 1292

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 HD10−12
−910%
101
+910%
1440p5−6
−900%
50
+900%
4K5−6
−800%
45
+800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.90no data
1440p15.80no data
4K15.80no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 77
+0%
77
+0%
Palworld 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry 5 111
+0%
111
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Palworld 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 53
+0%
53
+0%
Dota 2 142
+0%
142
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
+0%
124
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Palworld 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 151
+0%
151
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
+0%
61
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Palworld 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
+0%
62
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+0%
27
+0%
Far Cry 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Palworld 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 49
+0%
49
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Palworld 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 77
+0%
77
+0%
Far Cry 5 36
+0%
36
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Palworld 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

This is how Radeon 540 and RTX A3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A3000 Mobile is 910% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A3000 Mobile is 900% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A3000 Mobile is 800% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.48 30.15
Recency 20 April 2017 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 70 Watt

Radeon 540 has 40% lower power consumption.

RTX A3000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 766% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 540 is a desktop graphics card while RTX A3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Radeon 540 Radeon 540
vs
GTX 285 GeForce GTX 285
RTX A3000 Mobile RTX A3000 Mobile
vs
P5200 Max-Q Quadro P5200 Max-Q
Radeon 540 Radeon 540
vs
GT 740 GeForce GT 740
HD 7350 OEM PCI AMD HD 7350 OEM PCI
vs
Pro W6600 W6600
GTX 1650 Mobile GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
vs
GTX 1050 Max-Q GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
GTX 1650 Mobile NVIDIA GTX 1650 Mobile
vs
Xe DG1 (iDG1LP) Mobile (iDG1LP) Mobile
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
vs
Pro WX 3200 3200
Radeon 540 Radeon 540
vs
MX450 N18S-G5 MX450 N18S-G5
RX 540X 540X
vs
RX 5900 5900
RTX 4000 Mobile NVIDIA RTX 4000 Mobile
vs
Sky 900 900
RTX 3000 Mobile NVIDIA RTX 3000 Mobile
vs
RTX 2060 12 GB 2060 12 GB
T2000 Mobile Quadro T2000 Mobile
vs
G400 MAX
RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 2070 Super Max-Q
vs
RX 5700 XT 5700 XT

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