Radeon 540X vs GeForce GTX 670M

Place in the ranking	655	704
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.19	5.17
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GF114	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	336	512
Core clock speed	598 MHz	980 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1046 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.49	33.47
Floating-point processing power	0.8037 TFLOPS	1.071 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	16
TMUs	56	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	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	1536 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72.0 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.

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.

GTX 670M 4.52
+21.5%

Radeon 540X 3.72

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 670M 1745
+21.4%

Radeon 540X 1437

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.

GTX 670M 2698

Radeon 540X 4097
+51.9%

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.

GTX 670M 12670
+9.7%

Radeon 540X 11545

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.

GTX 670M 1950

Radeon 540X 2779
+42.5%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 670M 14940

Radeon 540X 15167
+1.5%

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 670M 28

Radeon 540X 30
+9.1%

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:

900p	39 +30%	30−35 −30%
Full HD	41 +116%	19 −116%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9

−12.5%

9
+12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −33.3%	16 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −200%	12 +200%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +27.3%	21−24 −27.3%
Hitman 3	10−11 −10%	11 +10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +15.4%	24−27 −15.4%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −130%	23 +130%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −58.3%	19 +58.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +7.1%	40−45 −7.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +27.3%	21−24 −27.3%
Hitman 3	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +15.4%	24−27 −15.4%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −70%	17 +70%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −16.7%	14 +16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −17.6%	20 +17.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +7.1%	40−45 −7.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +27.3%	21−24 −27.3%
Hitman 3	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +15.4%	24−27 −15.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +0%	17 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +70%	10 −70%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +7.1%	40−45 −7.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +21.7%	21−24 −21.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+14.3%

7−8

−14.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

+0%

5−6

+0%

This is how GTX 670M and Radeon 540X compete in popular games:

GTX 670M is 30% faster in 900p
GTX 670M is 116% faster in 1080p

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 670M is 167% faster.
in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 540X is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 670M is ahead in 46 tests (73%)
Radeon 540X is ahead in 9 tests (14%)
there's a draw in 8 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.52	3.72
Recency	22 March 2012	5 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt

GTX 670M has a 21.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 540X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 670M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540X in performance tests.

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