Radeon 540 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile with Radeon 540, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
24.82
+659%

1660 Ti Mobile outperforms 540 by a whopping 659% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking242765
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation32.240.10
Power efficiency24.985.27
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameTU116Lexa
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date23 April 2019 (6 years ago)20 April 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 32140% better value for money than Radeon 540.

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 cores1536384
Core clock speed1455 MHz1183 MHz
Boost clock speed1590 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate152.628.39
Floating-point processing power4.884 TFLOPS0.9085 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs9624
L1 Cache1.5 MB96 KB
L2 Cache1536 KB512 KB

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB1 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s24 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK support

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-

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 HD88
+780%
10−12
−780%
1440p58
+729%
7−8
−729%
4K35
+775%
4−5
−775%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.60
+204%
7.90
−204%
1440p3.95
+186%
11.29
−186%
4K6.54
+202%
19.75
−202%
  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 204% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 186% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 202% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 147
+717%
18−20
−717%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+760%
10−11
−760%
Hogwarts Legacy 74
+722%
9−10
−722%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 111
+693%
14−16
−693%
Counter-Strike 2 133
+731%
16−18
−731%
Cyberpunk 2077 68
+750%
8−9
−750%
Far Cry 5 93
+675%
12−14
−675%
Fortnite 120−130
+694%
16−18
−694%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+738%
16−18
−738%
Forza Horizon 5 100
+733%
12−14
−733%
Hogwarts Legacy 62
+675%
8−9
−675%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+783%
12−14
−783%
Valorant 209
+674%
27−30
−674%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 103
+758%
12−14
−758%
Counter-Strike 2 101
+742%
12−14
−742%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+663%
35−40
−663%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+671%
7−8
−671%
Dota 2 121
+764%
14−16
−764%
Far Cry 5 89
+790%
10−11
−790%
Fortnite 120−130
+694%
16−18
−694%
Forza Horizon 4 125
+681%
16−18
−681%
Forza Horizon 5 90
+800%
10−11
−800%
Grand Theft Auto V 105
+775%
12−14
−775%
Hogwarts Legacy 48
+700%
6−7
−700%
Metro Exodus 54
+671%
7−8
−671%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+783%
12−14
−783%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+758%
12−14
−758%
Valorant 207
+667%
27−30
−667%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 94
+683%
12−14
−683%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+767%
6−7
−767%
Dota 2 116
+729%
14−16
−729%
Far Cry 5 83
+730%
10−11
−730%
Forza Horizon 4 99
+725%
12−14
−725%
Hogwarts Legacy 35
+775%
4−5
−775%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 109
+679%
14−16
−679%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+686%
7−8
−686%
Valorant 125
+681%
16−18
−681%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 107
+664%
14−16
−664%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+743%
7−8
−743%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
+683%
24−27
−683%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+733%
6−7
−733%
Metro Exodus 30
+900%
3−4
−900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+733%
21−24
−733%
Valorant 197
+721%
24−27
−721%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 69
+667%
9−10
−667%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+733%
3−4
−733%
Far Cry 5 60
+757%
7−8
−757%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+678%
9−10
−678%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+800%
5−6
−800%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 69
+667%
9−10
−667%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+750%
6−7
−750%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Metro Exodus 19
+850%
2−3
−850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+775%
4−5
−775%
Valorant 152
+744%
18−20
−744%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 38
+660%
5−6
−660%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Dota 2 85
+750%
10−11
−750%
Far Cry 5 31
+675%
4−5
−675%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+683%
6−7
−683%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%

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

  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 780% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 729% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 775% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.82 3.27
Recency 23 April 2019 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has a 659% 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 60% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 540 is a desktop one.

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