GeForce GT 735M vs Radeon 540

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 735M and Radeon 540, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 735M stacks up against Radeon 540, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 735M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 735M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GT 735M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Radeon 540
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon 540 has 51% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 735M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GT 735M and Radeon 540 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GT 735M is used in Laptops, and Radeon 540 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 735M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon 540 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 540 is 525 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 735M.
  • GeForce GT 735M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 is 5200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 735M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 6−7
ultra / 1080p 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 14−16
medium / 1080p 0−1 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GT 735M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Radeon 540
Architecture Kepler GCN 4.0
Code name N14M-LP Lexa
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 April 2013 26 March 2019
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 575 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 889 MHz 1124 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 35.97
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 56 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 39 Mh/s
Standard memory configuration DDR3
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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