GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs Radeon RX 540

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Aggregated performance score

RX 540
2017
4 GB GDDR5
7.20

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti outperforms Radeon RX 540 by 721% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking50929
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.30no data
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)Ada Lovelace
GPU code namePolaris 12AD106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date21 March 2017 (7 years ago)May 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$166 $461

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores5124352
Boost clock speed1219 MHz2535 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate39.01324.5
Floating-point performance1,248 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 540 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data336 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s288.0 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12.012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkanno data1.3
CUDAno data8.9

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.

RX 540 7.20
RTX 4060 Ti 59.14
+721%

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti outperforms Radeon RX 540 by 721% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 540 2788
RTX 4060 Ti 22890
+721%

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti outperforms Radeon RX 540 by 721% in Passmark.

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 HD24
−692%
190−200
+692%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−718%
90−95
+718%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−700%
120−130
+700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−678%
70−75
+678%
Battlefield 5 31
−706%
250−260
+706%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−710%
170−180
+710%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−718%
90−95
+718%
Far Cry 5 19
−689%
150−160
+689%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
−678%
140−150
+678%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−700%
200−210
+700%
Hitman 3 16−18
−665%
130−140
+665%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−686%
110−120
+686%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−669%
100−105
+669%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 26
−708%
210−220
+708%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−718%
90−95
+718%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−700%
120−130
+700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−678%
70−75
+678%
Battlefield 5 29
−693%
230−240
+693%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−710%
170−180
+710%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−718%
90−95
+718%
Far Cry 5 21
−710%
170−180
+710%
Far Cry New Dawn 17
−665%
130−140
+665%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−700%
200−210
+700%
Hitman 3 16−18
−665%
130−140
+665%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−686%
110−120
+686%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−700%
80−85
+700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−669%
100−105
+669%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
−689%
150−160
+689%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−718%
90−95
+718%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−718%
90−95
+718%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−700%
120−130
+700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−678%
70−75
+678%
Battlefield 5 21
−710%
170−180
+710%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−718%
90−95
+718%
Far Cry 5 17
−665%
130−140
+665%
Far Cry New Dawn 16
−713%
130−140
+713%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−700%
200−210
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−686%
55−60
+686%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−718%
90−95
+718%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−718%
90−95
+718%
Hitman 3 10−12
−718%
90−95
+718%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−669%
100−105
+669%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−700%
80−85
+700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−713%
65−70
+713%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−718%
90−95
+718%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−700%
80−85
+700%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−692%
95−100
+692%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−686%
55−60
+686%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Hitman 3 7−8
−686%
55−60
+686%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−713%
65−70
+713%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−678%
70−75
+678%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−686%
55−60
+686%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%

This is how RX 540 and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti is 692% faster than RX 540 in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.20 59.14
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 160 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 540 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 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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