UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) vs GeForce GT 540M

Place in performance ranking	1005	733
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	N12P-GS	Ice Lake G1 Gen. 11
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)	28 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	$283	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	32
CUDA cores	96	no data
Core clock speed	672 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	12-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.8 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	258.05 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 540M and UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	no data

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	DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors

No outputs

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Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
Quick Sync	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12_1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) 3.04
+145%

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) outperforms GeForce GT 540M by 145% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GT 540M 888

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) 2127
+140%

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) outperforms GeForce GT 540M by 140% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GT 540M 4355

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) 8750
+101%

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) outperforms GeForce GT 540M by 101% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 540M 760

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) 1521
+100%

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) outperforms GeForce GT 540M by 100% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 −119%	35−40 +119%
Full HD	19 +35.7%	14 −35.7%
4K	3−4 −200%	9 +200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−100%

6−7
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −233%	10 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −120%	10−12 +120%
Hitman 3	4−5 −100%	8 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +0%	12 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −200%	6 +200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −33.3%	12 +33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −117%	13 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −120%	10−12 +120%
Hitman 3	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +50%	6 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −150%	10 +150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −120%	10−12 +120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5 +25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−250%

7−8
+250%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	1−2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

This is how GT 540M and UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) is 119% faster in 900p
GT 540M is 36% faster in 1080p
UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) is 200% faster in 4K

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

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 540M is 50% faster than the UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU).
in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) is 400% faster than the GT 540M.

All in all, in popular games: