Radeon 540 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Place in the ranking	663	722
Place by popularity	36	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.10
Power efficiency	20.74	4.96
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	Lexa
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	26 October 2017 (7 years ago)	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	384
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1183 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1124 MHz
Number of transistors	9,800 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	57.60	28.39
Floating-point processing power	1.843 TFLOPS	0.9085 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	32	24

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	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
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	System Shared	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	1 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	32 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	24 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

2x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.3

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. 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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.52
+25.6%

Radeon 540 3.60

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737
+25.6%

Radeon 540 1383

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	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
4K	11 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	6.58
4K	no data	9.88

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	22 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Forza Horizon 5	12 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	13 +30%	10−11 −30%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Valorant	22 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	22 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Far Cry 5	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Fortnite	18 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	13 +30%	10−11 −30%
Metro Exodus	8 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	37 +37%	27−30 −37%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Valorant	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
World of Tanks	42 +40%	30−33 −40%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	35 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Forza Horizon 4	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Valorant	15 +50%	10−11 −50%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
World of Tanks	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Valorant	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Dota 2	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	15 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Fortnite	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Valorant	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%