Radeon 540 vs Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile with Radeon 540, including specs and performance data.

RTX 5000 Mobile
2019
16 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
35.29
+905%

RTX 5000 Mobile outperforms 540 by a whopping 905% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking139726
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.10
Power efficiency22.534.93
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameTU104Lexa
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores3072384
Core clock speed1035 MHz1183 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate296.628.39
Floating-point processing power9.492 TFLOPS0.9085 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs19224
Tensor Cores384no data
Ray Tracing Cores48no data

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 sizelargeno 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 amount16 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s24 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DisplayPort 1.4a
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.5-
DLSS+-

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 HD132
+1000%
12−14
−1000%
1440p84
+950%
8−9
−950%
4K54
+980%
5−6
−980%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.58
1440pno data9.88
4Kno data15.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+1000%
9−10
−1000%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+957%
7−8
−957%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+986%
7−8
−986%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+1000%
9−10
−1000%
Battlefield 5 165
+931%
16−18
−931%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+957%
7−8
−957%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+986%
7−8
−986%
Far Cry 5 128
+967%
12−14
−967%
Fortnite 150−160
+971%
14−16
−971%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+983%
12−14
−983%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+989%
9−10
−989%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+1017%
12−14
−1017%
Valorant 200−210
+1039%
18−20
−1039%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+1000%
9−10
−1000%
Battlefield 5 162
+913%
16−18
−913%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+957%
7−8
−957%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+926%
27−30
−926%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+986%
7−8
−986%
Dota 2 98
+989%
9−10
−989%
Far Cry 5 123
+925%
12−14
−925%
Fortnite 150−160
+971%
14−16
−971%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+983%
12−14
−983%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+989%
9−10
−989%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
+1050%
10−11
−1050%
Metro Exodus 99
+1000%
9−10
−1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+1017%
12−14
−1017%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+906%
18−20
−906%
Valorant 200−210
+1039%
18−20
−1039%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 152
+986%
14−16
−986%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+957%
7−8
−957%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+986%
7−8
−986%
Dota 2 92
+922%
9−10
−922%
Far Cry 5 115
+1050%
10−11
−1050%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+983%
12−14
−983%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+989%
9−10
−989%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+1017%
12−14
−1017%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+1011%
9−10
−1011%
Valorant 181
+906%
18−20
−906%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+971%
14−16
−971%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+1000%
21−24
−1000%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+1000%
6−7
−1000%
Metro Exodus 59
+1080%
5−6
−1080%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+994%
16−18
−994%
Valorant 240−250
+1043%
21−24
−1043%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 124
+933%
12−14
−933%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Far Cry 5 102
+920%
10−11
−920%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+922%
9−10
−922%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+1100%
5−6
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+917%
6−7
−917%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 85−90
+975%
8−9
−975%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+1050%
6−7
−1050%
Metro Exodus 37
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 71
+914%
7−8
−914%
Valorant 200−210
+1028%
18−20
−1028%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 73
+943%
7−8
−943%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Dota 2 100−105
+1011%
9−10
−1011%
Far Cry 5 56
+1020%
5−6
−1020%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+917%
6−7
−917%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%

This is how RTX 5000 Mobile and Radeon 540 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Mobile is 1000% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 Mobile is 950% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5000 Mobile is 980% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.29 3.51
Recency 27 May 2019 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 50 Watt

RTX 5000 Mobile has a 905.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Radeon 540, on the other hand, has 120% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 540 is a desktop one.

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