Radeon RX 6300M vs GeForce GT 540M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 540M and Radeon RX 6300M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 540M
2011
2 GB DDR3, 35 Watt
1.07

RX 6300M outperforms GT 540M by a whopping 1243% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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RX 6300M RX 6300M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1060343
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.4232.50
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF108Navi 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2011 (14 years ago)4 January 2022 (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 cores96768
Core clock speed672 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2400 MHz
Number of transistors585 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate10.75115.2
Floating-point processing power0.258 TFLOPS3.686 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs1648
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s72 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 and SDK 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
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+-

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.

GT 540M 1.07
RX 6300M 14.37
+1243%

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 478
RX 6300M 6421
+1243%

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
−1213%
210−220
+1213%
Full HD20
−1200%
260−270
+1200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−480%
27−30
+480%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−6600%
65−70
+6600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Fortnite 2−3
−4250%
85−90
+4250%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−983%
65−70
+983%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−480%
27−30
+480%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−544%
55−60
+544%
Valorant 30−35
−282%
120−130
+282%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−6600%
65−70
+6600%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−656%
200−210
+656%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%
Dota 2 16−18
−500%
95−100
+500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Fortnite 2−3
−4250%
85−90
+4250%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−983%
65−70
+983%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 55−60
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−480%
27−30
+480%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1550%
30−35
+1550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−544%
55−60
+544%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−500%
40−45
+500%
Valorant 30−35
−282%
120−130
+282%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−6600%
65−70
+6600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%
Dota 2 16−18
−500%
95−100
+500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−983%
65−70
+983%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−480%
27−30
+480%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−544%
55−60
+544%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−500%
40−45
+500%
Valorant 30−35
−282%
120−130
+282%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−4250%
85−90
+4250%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
−1543%
110−120
+1543%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−1273%
150−160
+1273%
Valorant 3−4
−5133%
150−160
+5133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−750%
30−35
+750%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1200%
35−40
+1200%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−1600%
16−18
+1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1050%
21−24
+1050%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−93.3%
27−30
+93.3%
Valorant 6−7
−1333%
85−90
+1333%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 6−7
Dota 2 0−1 55−60
Far Cry 5 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

This is how GT 540M and RX 6300M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6300M is 1213% faster in 900p
  • RX 6300M is 1200% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6300M is 6600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6300M is ahead in 46 tests (73%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (27%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.07 14.37
Recency 5 January 2011 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm

RX 6300M has a 1243% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6300M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 540M in performance tests.

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