Radeon 540X vs GeForce GTX 460 OEM

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540 Mobile 540X E9171 MCM E9172 MXM E9173 PCIe E9174 MXM E9175 PCIe RX 540 RX 550 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460 OEM with Radeon 540X, including specs and performance data.

GTX 460 OEM
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
2.79

540X outperforms GTX 460 OEM by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking819745
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.425.50
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGF104Lexa
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 October 2010 (14 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 cores336512
Core clock speed650 MHz980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1046 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate36.4033.47
Floating-point processing power0.8736 TFLOPS1.071 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs5632

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 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed850 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth108.8 GB/s48 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMINo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.1-

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 HD14−16
−35.7%
19
+35.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
God of War 14
+0%
14
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Fortnite 62
+0%
62
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
God of War 10
+0%
10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 5
+0%
5
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55
+0%
55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Fortnite 22
+0%
22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
God of War 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
+0%
15
+0%
Metro Exodus 6
+0%
6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+0%
16
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 44
+0%
44
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
God of War 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+0%
10
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 17
+0%
17
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
God of War 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
God of War 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how GTX 460 OEM and Radeon 540X compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 540X is 36% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.79 3.61
Recency 11 October 2010 5 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt

Radeon 540X has a 29.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 540X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 OEM is a desktop graphics card while Radeon 540X is a notebook one.

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