GeForce GTX 260M SLI vs Radeon RX 540

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 260M SLI stacks up against Radeon RX 540, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 260M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 260M SLI or Radeon RX 540 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 260M SLI Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
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  • GeForce GTX 260M SLI has 130% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 540.
  • Radeon RX 540 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 260M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
  • GeForce GTX 260M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 5050 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 14−16
ultra / 1080p 5−6 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 20−22 30−33
medium / 1080p 10−12 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 63% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 260M SLI Radeon RX 540
Architecture G9x Polaris
Code name NB9E-GTX Polaris 12
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 2 March 2009 21 March 2017
Pipelines 224 512
Core clock speed 550 MHz
Boost Clock 1219 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 39.01
Floating-point performance 1,248 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 950 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12.0
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Laptop size large large
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