Radeon 540X vs GeForce GT 635M

Place in the ranking	994	708
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.84	5.12
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GF116	Lexa
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)	5 September 2018 (6 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	Up to 144	512
Core clock speed	Up to 675 MHz	980 MHz
Boost clock speed	753 MHz	1046 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	16.20	33.47
Floating-point processing power	0.3888 TFLOPS	1.071 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	24	32

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
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	Up to 192bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 43.2 GB/s	48 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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. 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 635M 1.45

Radeon 540X 3.73
+157%

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 635M 557

Radeon 540X 1437
+158%

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 635M 1110

Radeon 540X 4097
+269%

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.

GT 635M 4995

Radeon 540X 11545
+131%

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 635M 750

Radeon 540X 2779
+271%

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:

Full HD

24
+26.3%

−26.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−125%

9
+125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −167%	16 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −450%	21−24 +450%
Hitman 3	6−7 −83.3%	11 +83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −73.3%	24−27 +73.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −850%	19 +850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −27.3%	40−45 +27.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −450%	21−24 +450%
Hitman 3	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −73.3%	24−27 +73.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −600%	14 +600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −150%	20 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −27.3%	40−45 +27.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −450%	21−24 +450%
Hitman 3	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −73.3%	24−27 +73.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −113%	17 +113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +10%	10 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −27.3%	40−45 +27.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−500%

12
+500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	3−4
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −229%	21−24 +229%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−75%

7−8
+75%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−100%

2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	0−1	2−3

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−66.7%

5−6
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12 +0%	12 +0%
Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	23 +0%	23 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	17 +0%	17 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how GT 635M and Radeon 540X compete in popular games:

GT 635M is 26% faster in 1080p

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 635M is 10% faster.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 540X is 850% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 635M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Radeon 540X is ahead in 48 tests (80%)
there's a draw in 11 tests (18%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.45	3.73
Recency	22 March 2012	5 September 2018
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	50 Watt

GT 635M has 42.9% lower power consumption.

Radeon 540X, on the other hand, has a 157.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 540X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 635M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.