Radeon 540 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Super

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Super and Radeon 540, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1660 Super
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
33.12
+820%

GTX 1660 Super outperforms 540 by a whopping 820% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking164721
Place by popularity9not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation57.800.10
Power efficiency18.274.97
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameTU116Lexa
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 October 2019 (5 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Super has 57700% better value for money than Radeon 540.

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 cores1408384
Core clock speed1530 MHz1183 MHz
Boost clock speed1785 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate157.128.39
Floating-point processing power5.027 TFLOPS0.9085 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs8824

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length229 mm145 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB1 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s24 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

NVENC+-
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.5-

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.

GTX 1660 Super 33.12
+820%
Radeon 540 3.60

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.

GTX 1660 Super 12729
+820%
Radeon 540 1383

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.

GTX 1660 Super 62606
+917%
Radeon 540 6158

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 HD91
+911%
9−10
−911%
1440p55
+1000%
5−6
−1000%
4K30
+900%
3−4
−900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.52
+249%
8.78
−249%
1440p4.16
+279%
15.80
−279%
4K7.63
+245%
26.33
−245%
  • GTX 1660 Super has 249% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 Super has 279% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 Super has 245% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90
+900%
9−10
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 76
+850%
8−9
−850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 92
+820%
10−11
−820%
Counter-Strike 2 62
+933%
6−7
−933%
Cyberpunk 2077 59
+883%
6−7
−883%
Forza Horizon 4 163
+919%
16−18
−919%
Forza Horizon 5 96
+860%
10−11
−860%
Metro Exodus 108
+980%
10−11
−980%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80
+900%
8−9
−900%
Valorant 143
+921%
14−16
−921%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+840%
10−11
−840%
Counter-Strike 2 52
+940%
5−6
−940%
Cyberpunk 2077 49
+880%
5−6
−880%
Dota 2 166
+822%
18−20
−822%
Far Cry 5 147
+950%
14−16
−950%
Fortnite 150−160
+856%
16−18
−856%
Forza Horizon 4 129
+821%
14−16
−821%
Forza Horizon 5 67
+857%
7−8
−857%
Grand Theft Auto V 133
+850%
14−16
−850%
Metro Exodus 73
+943%
7−8
−943%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 233
+871%
24−27
−871%
Red Dead Redemption 2 43
+975%
4−5
−975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+842%
12−14
−842%
Valorant 77
+863%
8−9
−863%
World of Tanks 270−280
+823%
30−33
−823%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 79
+888%
8−9
−888%
Counter-Strike 2 48
+860%
5−6
−860%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
+1000%
4−5
−1000%
Dota 2 211
+905%
21−24
−905%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+889%
9−10
−889%
Forza Horizon 4 112
+833%
12−14
−833%
Forza Horizon 5 67
+857%
7−8
−857%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 180−190
+933%
18−20
−933%
Valorant 122
+917%
12−14
−917%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 62
+933%
6−7
−933%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
+933%
6−7
−933%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 162
+913%
16−18
−913%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
World of Tanks 210−220
+910%
21−24
−910%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 56
+833%
6−7
−833%
Counter-Strike 2 29
+867%
3−4
−867%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+950%
10−11
−950%
Forza Horizon 4 80
+900%
8−9
−900%
Forza Horizon 5 39
+875%
4−5
−875%
Metro Exodus 67
+857%
7−8
−857%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+980%
5−6
−980%
Valorant 73
+943%
7−8
−943%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Dota 2 60
+900%
6−7
−900%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
+900%
6−7
−900%
Metro Exodus 22
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 101
+910%
10−11
−910%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+900%
6−7
−900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 29
+867%
3−4
−867%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Dota 2 95
+850%
10−11
−850%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+840%
5−6
−840%
Fortnite 40−45
+1000%
4−5
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 44
+1000%
4−5
−1000%
Forza Horizon 5 22
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Valorant 34
+1033%
3−4
−1033%

This is how GTX 1660 Super and Radeon 540 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Super is 911% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 Super is 1000% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 Super is 900% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.12 3.60
Recency 29 October 2019 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 1660 Super has a 820% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Radeon 540, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.


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