L20 vs GeForce GT 540M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 540M with L20, including specs and performance data.
L20 outperforms 540M by a whopping 2741% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1114 | 189 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.48 | 8.97 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GF108 | AD102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 5 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 16 November 2023 (2 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 cores | 96 | 11776 |
| Core clock speed | 672 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 275 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.75 | 927.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.258 TFLOPS | 59.35 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 128 |
| TMUs | 16 | 368 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 368 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 92 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 11.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 96 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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 864.0 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 | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
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 and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.9 |
| 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.
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.
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.
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:
| 900p | 16
−2713%
| 450−500
+2713%
|
| Full HD | 20
−2650%
| 550−600
+2650%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2733%
|
85−90
+2733%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2733%
|
85−90
+2733%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
−2733%
|
85−90
+2733%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−2614%
|
190−200
+2614%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−2600%
|
27−30
+2600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−2678%
|
250−260
+2678%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−2713%
|
900−950
+2713%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−2678%
|
750−800
+2678%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2733%
|
85−90
+2733%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−2713%
|
450−500
+2713%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
−2733%
|
85−90
+2733%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−2614%
|
190−200
+2614%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−2600%
|
27−30
+2600%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−2678%
|
250−260
+2678%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−2614%
|
190−200
+2614%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−2713%
|
900−950
+2713%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2733%
|
85−90
+2733%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−2713%
|
450−500
+2713%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
−2733%
|
85−90
+2733%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−2614%
|
190−200
+2614%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−2678%
|
250−260
+2678%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−2614%
|
190−200
+2614%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−2713%
|
900−950
+2713%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110−120
+2650%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 7−8
−2614%
|
190−200
+2614%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−2400%
|
300−310
+2400%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
−2733%
|
85−90
+2733%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−2600%
|
27−30
+2600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−2733%
|
85−90
+2733%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−2400%
|
350−400
+2400%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−2733%
|
170−180
+2733%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
This is how GT 540M and L20 compete in popular games:
- L20 is 2713% faster in 900p
- L20 is 2650% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.12 | 31.82 |
| Recency | 5 January 2011 | 16 November 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 275 Watt |
GT 540M has 685.7% lower power consumption.
L20, on the other hand, has a 2741.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The L20 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 540M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 540M is a notebook graphics card while L20 is a workstation one.
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