ATI Mobility Radeon HD 540v vs GeForce GTX 690

Place in the ranking	420	1358
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.30	no data
Power efficiency	3.38	1.74
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GK104	M92
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	3 May 2012 (13 years ago)	5 May 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

no data

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 cores	3072 ×2	80
Core clock speed	915 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1019 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	242 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	130.4 ×2	4.400
Floating-point processing power	3.13 TFLOPS ×2	0.088 TFLOPS
ROPs	32 ×2	4
TMUs	128 ×2	8
L1 Cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 Cache	512 KB	64 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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	279 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 ×2	512 MB
Memory bus width	512-bit (256-bit per GPU) ×2	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s ×2	12.8 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 Connectors	Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	Yes (via dongle)	-
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 Live	+	-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.2	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 31 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.19	0.34
Recency	3 May 2012	5 May 2010
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	15 Watt

GTX 690 has a 3779.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI Mobility HD 540v, on the other hand, has 1900% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 690 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 540v in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 690 is a desktop graphics card while Mobility Radeon HD 540v is a notebook one.

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