GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs GT 540M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 540M and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 540M
2011
2 GB DDR3, 35 Watt
1.24

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile outperforms GT 540M by a whopping 2025% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1043211
Place by popularitynot in top-10066
Power efficiency2.4424.24
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF108GA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2011 (14 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 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 cores962560
Core clock speed672 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1035 MHz
Number of transistors585 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate10.7582.80
Floating-point processing power0.258 TFLOPS5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs1680
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s192.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+8.6

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.

GT 540M 1.24
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.35
+2025%

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.

GT 540M 477
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10133
+2024%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 540M 888
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057
+1933%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GT 540M 760
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360
+1658%

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:

900p16
−1775%
300−350
+1775%
Full HD20
−270%
74
+270%
1440p1−2
−4100%
42
+4100%
4K1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1967%
62
+1967%
Elden Ring 0−1 80

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−7900%
80−85
+7900%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1567%
50
+1567%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1500%
128
+1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−1533%
98
+1533%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−7900%
80−85
+7900%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1233%
40
+1233%
Dota 2 1−2
−10100%
102
+10100%
Elden Ring 0−1 104
Far Cry 5 10−11
−650%
75
+650%
Fortnite 5−6
−2500%
130−140
+2500%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1213%
105
+1213%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−9300%
94
+9300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1057%
160−170
+1057%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−550%
39
+550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−1129%
85−90
+1129%
World of Tanks 27−30
−874%
260−270
+874%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−7900%
80−85
+7900%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−456%
50−55
+456%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1067%
35
+1067%
Dota 2 1−2
−11200%
113
+11200%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−690%
75−80
+690%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1025%
90
+1025%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1057%
160−170
+1057%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2400%
170−180
+2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 24−27
World of Tanks 7−8
−2371%
170−180
+2371%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−156%
21−24
+156%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−950%
21
+950%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1460%
75−80
+1460%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1850%
35−40
+1850%
Valorant 6−7
−1250%
81
+1250%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−193%
44
+193%
Elden Ring 0−1 19
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−193%
44
+193%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−2600%
80−85
+2600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 16−18
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−193%
44
+193%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10
+900%
Dota 2 14−16
−260%
54
+260%
Far Cry 5 0−1 35−40
Valorant 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus 84
+0%
84
+0%
Valorant 121
+0%
121
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Metro Exodus 62
+0%
62
+0%
Valorant 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant 112
+0%
112
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 41
+0%
41
+0%
Elden Ring 36
+0%
36
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
+0%
41
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 61
+0%
61
+0%
Metro Exodus 60
+0%
60
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 34
+0%
34
+0%

This is how GT 540M and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 1775% faster in 900p
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 270% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 4100% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 2700% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 11200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 41 test (72%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (28%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.24 26.35
Recency 5 January 2011 11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 75 Watt

GT 540M has 114.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2025% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 540M in performance tests.


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