Radeon 890M vs 540X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon 540X with Radeon 890M, including specs and performance data.
890M outperforms 540X by a whopping 430% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 707 | 277 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | RDNA 3.5 (2024) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | Strix Point |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 August 2019 (5 years ago) | July 2024 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 512 | 1024 |
| Boost clock speed | 1219 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 34,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 33.47 | 185.6 |
| Floating-point performance | 1.071 gflops | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
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 | 20
−145%
| 49
+145%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
−400%
|
45−50
+400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16
−400%
|
80−85
+400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12
−400%
|
60−65
+400%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−400%
|
40−45
+400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−400%
|
35−40
+400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−400%
|
35−40
+400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−400%
|
50−55
+400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−400%
|
110−120
+400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 11
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
+225%
|
8−9
−225%
|
| Metro Exodus | 23
−422%
|
120−130
+422%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 19
−426%
|
100−105
+426%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
+50%
|
27−30
−50%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
−367%
|
14−16
+367%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−400%
|
40−45
+400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−400%
|
35−40
+400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−400%
|
35−40
+400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−400%
|
50−55
+400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−400%
|
110−120
+400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
+225%
|
8−9
−225%
|
| Metro Exodus | 17
−429%
|
90−95
+429%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14
−400%
|
70−75
+400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 20
+400%
|
4−5
−400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
+50%
|
27−30
−50%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
−367%
|
14−16
+367%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−400%
|
35−40
+400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−400%
|
35−40
+400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−400%
|
110−120
+400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
+225%
|
8−9
−225%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 17
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
−424%
|
220−230
+424%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12
−400%
|
60−65
+400%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
−400%
|
35−40
+400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
−400%
|
30−33
+400%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−367%
|
14−16
+367%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−367%
|
14−16
+367%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−425%
|
21−24
+425%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−367%
|
14−16
+367%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−367%
|
14−16
+367%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 21−24
−422%
|
120−130
+422%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
This is how Radeon 540X and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:
- Radeon 890M is 145% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 540X is 400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Radeon 540X surpassed Radeon 890M in all 23 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.72 | 19.73 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 15 Watt |
Radeon 890M has a 430.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540X in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon 540X is a notebook card while Radeon 890M is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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