GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition vs Radeon RX 540

Place in the ranking	542	563
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.00	3.80
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Lexa	GK104
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 November 2017 (7 years ago)	8 November 2013 (11 years ago)

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	512	1536
Core clock speed	1124 MHz	771 MHz
Boost clock speed	1219 MHz	797 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	122 Watt
Texture fill rate	39.01	102.0
Floating-point processing power	1.248 TFLOPS	2.448 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	32	128

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-B (3.0)
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	160.0 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

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	-	3.0

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

23
+9.5%

21−24

−9.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Elden Ring	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Metro Exodus	18 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Valorant	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Dota 2	23 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Elden Ring	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	20 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Fortnite	13 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	11 +10%	10−11 −10%
Metro Exodus	9 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	57 +14%	50−55 −14%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Valorant	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
World of Tanks	110−120 +11%	100−105 −11%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Dota 2	38 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Valorant	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Elden Ring	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
World of Tanks	50−55 +15.6%	45−50 −15.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Valorant	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2	0−1
Dota 2	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Elden Ring	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Fortnite	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Valorant	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%

This is how RX 540 and GTX 780M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

RX 540 is 10% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.25	6.72
Recency	11 November 2017	8 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	122 Watt

RX 540 has a 7.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 144% lower power consumption.

GTX 780M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 540 and GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition.

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