Radeon 540X vs GRID M3-3020

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID M3-3020 with Radeon 540X, including specs and performance data.

GRID M3-3020
2016
4 GB GDDR5
7.07
+85.1%

M3-3020 outperforms 540X by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GRID M3-3020 GRID M3-3020
Radeon 540X Radeon 540X

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking591758
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data5.87
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGM107Lexa
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 May 2016 (9 years ago)5 September 2018 (7 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 cores640512
Core clock speed1033 MHz980 MHz
Boost clock speed1306 MHz1046 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate52.2433.47
Floating-point processing power1.672 TFLOPS1.071 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4032
L1 Cache320 KB128 KB
L2 Cache2 MB512 KB

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1300 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth83.2 GB/s48 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.0-

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 HD35−40
+84.2%
19
−84.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12
+0%
12
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Fortnite 62
+0%
62
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 5
+0%
5
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55
+0%
55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Fortnite 22
+0%
22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
+0%
15
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 6
+0%
6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+0%
16
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 44
+0%
44
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+0%
10
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 17
+0%
17
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how GRID M3-3020 and Radeon 540X compete in popular games:

  • GRID M3-3020 is 84% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 7.07 3.82
Recency 18 May 2016 5 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

GRID M3-3020 has a 85.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Radeon 540X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GRID M3-3020 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540X in performance tests.

Be aware that GRID M3-3020 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 540X is a notebook one.

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