GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile vs Radeon 540

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540 with GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 540
2017
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.33

RTX 5060 Mobile outperforms 540 by a whopping 1226% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking76192
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.10no data
Power efficiency5.0774.69
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameLexaGB206
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 April 2017 (8 years ago)20 May 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

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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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 cores3843328
Core clock speed1183 MHz952 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1455 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate28.39151.3
Floating-point processing power0.9085 TFLOPS9.684 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs24104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width32 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth24 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors2x DisplayPort 1.4aPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

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.

Radeon 540 3.33
RTX 5060 Mobile 44.14
+1226%

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 1412
RTX 5060 Mobile 18697
+1224%

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 HD6−7
−1283%
83
+1283%
1440p3−4
−1367%
44
+1367%

Cost per frame, $

1080p13.17no data
1440p26.33no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Fortnite 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Fortnite 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 135
+0%
135
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 101
+0%
101
+0%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

This is how Radeon 540 and RTX 5060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 Mobile is 1283% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 Mobile is 1367% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 54 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.33 44.14
Recency 20 April 2017 20 May 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 45 Watt

RTX 5060 Mobile has a 1225.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 540 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile is a notebook one.

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AMD Radeon 540
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