GeForce RTX 2060 TU104 vs Radeon RX 540
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 602 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.21 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | TU104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 November 2017 (8 years ago) | 10 January 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $349 |
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 | 1920 |
| Core clock speed | 1124 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1219 MHz | 1680 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.01 | 201.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.248 TFLOPS | 6.451 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 32 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 1.9 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 3 MB |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
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 | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 November 2017 | 10 January 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 160 Watt |
RX 540 has 220% lower power consumption.
RTX 2060 TU104, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 540 and GeForce RTX 2060 TU104. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 540 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 TU104 is a desktop one.
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