Radeon 540X vs Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 540X and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, 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 Radeon 540X stacks up against Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 540X and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon 540X and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 540X or Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 here:
Main Specs
Radeon 540X
Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
HBM2
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 540X.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon 540X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - with Vega.
Radeon 540X and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
6−7
35−40
ultra / 1080p
3−4
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
14−16
60−65
medium / 1080p
7−8
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 412% more, than Radeon 540X.
high / 1080p
10−12
55−60
ultra / 1080p
9−10
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
21−24
100−110
medium / 1080p
10−12
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Battlefield 5 is 423% more, than Radeon 540X.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon 540X.
low / 768p
120−130
250−260
medium / 768p
100−110
220−230
ultra / 1080p
50−55
180−190
QHD / 1440p
27−30
110−120
4K / 2160p
−
70−75
high / 768p
75−80
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 158% more, than Radeon 540X.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon 540X.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
55−60
110−120
ultra / 1080p
30−35
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Dota 2 is 109% more, than Radeon 540X.
high / 1080p
7−8
45−50
ultra / 1080p
7−8
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
3−4
14−16
low / 720p
16−18
80−85
medium / 1080p
8−9
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Far Cry 5 is 487% more, than Radeon 540X.
high / 1080p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
10−11
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
55−60
180−190
medium / 1080p
20−22
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Fortnite is 292% more, than Radeon 540X.
high / 1080p
10−12
60−65
ultra / 1080p
10−11
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
24−27
100−110
medium / 1080p
12−14
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 366% more, than Radeon 540X.
low / 768p
50−55
140−150
medium / 768p
40−45
120−130
high / 1080p
10−12
70−75
ultra / 1080p
6−7
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 232% more, than Radeon 540X.
high / 1080p
4−5
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
10−12
65−70
medium / 1080p
6−7
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than Radeon 540X.
low / 768p
90−95
130−140
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Minecraft is 41% more, than Radeon 540X.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−33
100−110
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 119% more, than Radeon 540X.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
7−8
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
10−12
65−70
medium / 1080p
10−11
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 344% more, than Radeon 540X.
low / 768p
21−24
130−140
medium / 768p
14−16
85−90
high / 1080p
8−9
45−50
ultra / 1080p
6−7
24−27
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 461% more, than Radeon 540X.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
50−55
high / 768p
35−40
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in World of Tanks is 45% more, than Radeon 540X.
Full Specs
Radeon 540X
Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Architecture
GCN 4.0
Vega
Code name
Lexa
Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 August 2019
7 January 2018
Pipelines
512
1280
Core clock speed
931 MHz
Boost Clock
1219 MHz
1011 MHz
Transistor count
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
33.47
Memory bus width
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
Laptop size
medium sized
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