Radeon 540 vs Radeon RX 460 mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon 540 and Radeon RX 460 mobile. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon 540 and Radeon RX 460 mobile. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon RX 460 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 460 mobile 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 Radeon RX 460 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Radeon 540 Radeon RX 460 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 460 mobile has 10% more power consumption, than Radeon 540.
  • Radeon 540 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 460 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 460 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 540.
  • Radeon 540 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Radeon 540 is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Radeon 540 and Radeon RX 460 mobile are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 460 mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 16−18
ultra / 1080p 3−4 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 14−16 30−35
medium / 1080p 7−8 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon 540.

Full Specs

  Radeon 540 Radeon RX 460 mobile
Architecture GCN 4.0 Polaris
Code name Lexa Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 26 March 2019 8 August 2016
Pipelines 512 896
Core clock speed 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1180 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 66.08
Floating-point performance 2,115 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 56 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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