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    Radeon RX 540 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

    When choosing between Radeon RX 540 and Radeon RX Vega M GL, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon RX 540 and Radeon RX Vega M GL.
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    Radeon RX 540 and Radeon RX Vega M GL are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon RX 540 and Radeon RX Vega M GL 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 540 or Radeon RX Vega M GL here:

    Radeon RX 540 Laptops
    Radeon RX Vega M GL Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon RX 540 Radeon RX Vega M GL
    Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 IGP
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 65 Watt.
    • Radeon RX 540 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX Vega M GL uses IGP interface.
    • Radeon RX 540 and Radeon RX Vega M GL have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon RX 540 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL - with GCN 4.0.
    • Radeon RX 540 and Radeon RX Vega M GL are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 4600 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GL.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
    low / 720p 30−33 35−40
    medium / 1080p 18−20 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon RX 540.

    Full Specs

      Radeon RX 540 Radeon RX Vega M GL
    Architecture Polaris GCN 4.0
    Code name Polaris 12 Polaris 22
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 21 March 2017 1 February 2018
    Pipelines 512 1280
    Core clock speed 931 MHz
    Boost Clock 1219 MHz 1011 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 39.01 80.88
    Floating-point performance 1,248 gflops 2,588 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 1024 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1400 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12.0 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Laptop size large
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