Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms GeForce GT 540M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 1023 days newer than GeForce GT 540M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 35 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 32% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GT 540M - 91 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M - 4 vs 1 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 540M
Mobile • Jan 5th, 2011
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 5th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 500M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 28.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 672 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
