Radeon RX 480 mobile vs Radeon RX 540
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon RX 480 mobile and Radeon RX 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 Radeon RX 480 mobile stacks up against Radeon RX 540, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 480 mobile and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile and Radeon RX 540 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 RX 480 mobile or Radeon RX 540 here:
Main Specs
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
65 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon RX 480 mobile has 53% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 540.
Radeon RX 480 mobile is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon RX 480 mobile has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 540.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon RX 480 mobile and Radeon RX 540 are build with Polaris architecture.
Radeon RX 480 mobile and Radeon RX 540 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 540.
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
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
27−30
30−33
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
20−22
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
45−50
45−50
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Battlefield 5 is 7% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
190−200
200−210
medium / 768p
160−170
170−180
ultra / 1080p
85−90
90−95
QHD / 1440p
45−50
50−55
4K / 2160p
24−27
30−33
high / 768p
120−130
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 7% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 10% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
medium / 768p
85−90
90−95
ultra / 1080p
55−60
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Dota 2 is 3% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Far Cry 5 is 18% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
QHD / 1440p
10−12
16−18
low / 720p
90−95
95−100
medium / 1080p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Fortnite is 10% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
QHD / 1440p
5−6
8−9
low / 720p
45−50
50−55
medium / 1080p
24−27
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Forza Horizon 4 is 13% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
75−80
80−85
medium / 768p
70−75
70−75
high / 1080p
24−27
27−30
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Grand Theft Auto V is 6% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
7−8
9−10
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Metro Exodus is 16% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Minecraft is 2% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 17% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
10−12
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
medium / 768p
27−30
30−35
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
4K / 2160p
5−6
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 14% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
90−95
100−105
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
30−35
high / 768p
50−55
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
Full Specs
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Radeon RX 540
Architecture
Polaris
Polaris
Code name
Polaris
Polaris 12
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 August 2016
21 March 2017
Pipelines
2304
512
Boost Clock
1077 MHz
1219 MHz
Transistor count
5,700 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
155.1
39.01
Floating-point performance
4,963 gflops
1,248 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
8000 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
256.0 GB/s
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
12.0
Shader Model
6.4
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Laptop size
large
large
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