GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs Radeon 540

Place in the ranking	724	239
Place by popularity	not in top-100	46
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.10	no data
Power efficiency	4.95	21.79
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Lexa	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	384	2048
Core clock speed	1183 MHz	712 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	1057 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.39	67.65
Floating-point processing power	0.9085 TFLOPS	4.329 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	40
TMUs	24	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	32 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	24 GB/s	192.0 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

2x DisplayPort 1.4a

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

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.

Radeon 540 3.55

RTX 3050 Mobile 23.43
+560%

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.

Radeon 540 1383

RTX 3050 Mobile 9122
+560%

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	14−16 −564%	93 +564%
1440p	7−8 −643%	52 +643%
4K	5−6 −560%	33 +560%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.64	no data
1440p	11.29	no data
4K	15.80	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	106 +0%	106 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	73 +0%	73 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	156 +0%	156 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	97 +0%	97 +0%
Metro Exodus	110 +0%	110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	56 +0%	56 +0%
Dota 2	142 +0%	142 +0%
Far Cry 5	130 +0%	130 +0%
Fortnite	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	123 +0%	123 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	74 +0%	74 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	128 +0%	128 +0%
Metro Exodus	74 +0%	74 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Valorant	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
World of Tanks	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	51 +0%	51 +0%
Dota 2	155 +0%	155 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	106 +0%	106 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	69 +0%	69 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	57 +0%	57 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	57 +0%	57 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
World of Tanks	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 +0%	28 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	78 +0%	78 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	47 +0%	47 +0%
Metro Exodus	69 +0%	69 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	57 +0%	57 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	57 +0%	57 +0%
Metro Exodus	23 +0%	23 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	57 +0%	57 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +0%	12 +0%
Dota 2	93 +0%	93 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Fortnite	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45 +0%	45 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

This is how Radeon 540 and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Mobile is 564% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 643% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 560% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.55	23.43
Recency	20 April 2017	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	75 Watt

Radeon 540 has 50% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 560% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 540 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is a notebook one.

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