Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GeForce GT 540M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 540M with Radeon RX 7900 XT, including specs and performance data.
RX 7900 XT outperforms GT 540M by a whopping 5977% 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 | 1097 | 21 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 43.85 |
| Power efficiency | 2.49 | 17.62 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF108 | Navi 31 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 3 November 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $899 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 5376 |
| Core clock speed | 672 MHz | 1387 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2394 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 57,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.75 | 804.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.258 TFLOPS | 51.48 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 192 |
| TMUs | 16 | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 84 |
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 | 276 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-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 | 20 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 800.0 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 | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
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.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| 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.
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.
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.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
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.
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
−5838%
| 950−1000
+5838%
|
| Full HD | 20
−895%
| 199
+895%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−6650%
| 135
+6650%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−8400%
| 85
+8400%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.52 |
| 1440p | no data | 6.66 |
| 4K | no data | 10.58 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−11750%
|
237
+11750%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−2633%
|
160−170
+2633%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−18100%
|
180−190
+18100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−10500%
|
212
+10500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−9700%
|
196
+9700%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−15000%
|
300−350
+15000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−3914%
|
280−290
+3914%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 244 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−2750%
|
171
+2750%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1844%
|
170−180
+1844%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−1175%
|
400−450
+1175%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−18100%
|
180−190
+18100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−930%
|
270−280
+930%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−9400%
|
190
+9400%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−1144%
|
199
+1144%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−9250%
|
187
+9250%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−15000%
|
300−350
+15000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−3914%
|
280−290
+3914%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 223 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 173 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−2400%
|
150
+2400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−7200%
|
146
+7200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1844%
|
170−180
+1844%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−6800%
|
483
+6800%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−1175%
|
400−450
+1175%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−18100%
|
180−190
+18100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−8850%
|
179
+8850%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−1050%
|
184
+1050%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−8550%
|
173
+8550%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−3914%
|
280−290
+3914%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−2117%
|
133
+2117%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1844%
|
170−180
+1844%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−3543%
|
255
+3543%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−1175%
|
400−450
+1175%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−15000%
|
300−350
+15000%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−6767%
|
206
+6767%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 7−8
−7271%
|
500−550
+7271%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1358%
|
170−180
+1358%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−16067%
|
450−500
+16067%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 122 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 173 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−8100%
|
240−250
+8100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−10400%
|
105
+10400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 179 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−7450%
|
150−160
+7450%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1067%
|
175
+1067%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−5417%
|
300−350
+5417%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 153 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−4700%
|
95−100
+4700%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3850%
|
75−80
+3850%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 288
+0%
|
288
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 268
+0%
|
268
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 159
+0%
|
159
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 135
+0%
|
135
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 87
+0%
|
87
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 156
+0%
|
156
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60
+0%
|
60
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 132
+0%
|
132
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 58
+0%
|
58
+0%
|
This is how GT 540M and RX 7900 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 7900 XT is 5838% faster in 900p
- RX 7900 XT is 895% faster in 1080p
- RX 7900 XT is 6650% faster in 1440p
- RX 7900 XT is 8400% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 7900 XT is 18100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 7900 XT performs better in 43 tests (73%)
- there's a draw in 16 tests (27%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.14 | 69.28 |
| Recency | 5 January 2011 | 3 November 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 20 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 300 Watt |
GT 540M has 757.1% lower power consumption.
RX 7900 XT, on the other hand, has a 5977.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 7900 XT 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 Radeon RX 7900 XT is a desktop one.
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