Radeon 540 vs GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Place in the ranking	424	727
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.14	0.10
Power efficiency	5.29	4.97
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GK104	Lexa
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 August 2012 (12 years ago)	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 660 Ti has 3040% 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 cores	1344	384
Core clock speed	915 MHz	1183 MHz
Boost clock speed	980 MHz	1124 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	109.8	28.39
Floating-point processing power	2.634 TFLOPS	0.9085 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	16
TMUs	112	24

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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	241 mm	145 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	192-bit GDDR5	32 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB/s	24 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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	2x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
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.

GTX 660 Ti 11.25
+220%

Radeon 540 3.52

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 660 Ti 4424
+220%

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 660 Ti 15347
+149%

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 HD

76
+262%

21−24

−262%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.93
−4.6%

3.76

+4.6%

GTX 660 Ti and Radeon 540 have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +229%	7−8 −229%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +229%	7−8 −229%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +229%	14−16 −229%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Valorant	45−50 +221%	14−16 −221%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +229%	7−8 −229%
Dota 2	40−45 +250%	12−14 −250%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +221%	14−16 −221%
Fortnite	65−70 +267%	18−20 −267%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +229%	14−16 −229%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +242%	12−14 −242%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85−90 +222%	27−30 −222%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +250%	10−11 −250%
Valorant	45−50 +221%	14−16 −221%
World of Tanks	192 +220%	60−65 −220%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +229%	7−8 −229%
Dota 2	40−45 +250%	12−14 −250%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +221%	14−16 −221%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +229%	14−16 −229%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85−90 +222%	27−30 −222%
Valorant	45−50 +221%	14−16 −221%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Dota 2	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 +224%	21−24 −224%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
World of Tanks	80−85 +242%	24−27 −242%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +229%	7−8 −229%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +225%	8−9 −225%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +238%	8−9 −238%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +229%	7−8 −229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Valorant	27−30 +250%	8−9 −250%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Dota 2	21−24 +267%	6−7 −267%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 +267%	6−7 −267%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +240%	10−11 −240%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +267%	6−7 −267%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Dota 2	21−24 +267%	6−7 −267%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Fortnite	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Valorant	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%

This is how GTX 660 Ti and Radeon 540 compete in popular games:

GTX 660 Ti is 262% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.25	3.52
Recency	16 August 2012	20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	50 Watt