AMD Radeon RX 540
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
AMD Radeon RX 540
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD Radeon RX 540  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670.

394
Place in performance rating
243
no data
Value for money (0-100)
7.86
Polaris
Architecture
Kepler
Polaris 12
Code name
GK104
Laptop
Type
Desktop
21 March 2017 (4 years ago)
Release date
10 May 2012 (9 years ago)
no data
Launch price (MSRP)
$399
$166
Price now
$127 (0.3x MSRP)
13.38
Value for money
20.35
Polaris 12
GPU code name
GK104
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD Radeon RX 540  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

512
Pipelines
1344
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Core clock speed
915 MHz
1219 MHz
Boost Clock
980 MHz
1,500 million
Transistor count
3,540 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
65 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
170 Watt
39.01
Texture fill rate
102.5 billion/sec
1,248 gflops
Floating-point performance
2,459.5 gflops
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Maximum GPU temperature
97 °C
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CUDA cores
1344
512
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1344
1219 MHz
Boost clock speed
980 MHz
1,500 million
Number of transistors
3,540 million
65 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
170 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 540 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
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Length
9.5" (24.1 cm)
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
Two 6-pin
large
Laptop size
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SLI options
+
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Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
no data
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD Radeon RX 540 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
128 Bit
Memory bus width
256-bit GDDR5
6000 MHz
Memory clock speed
6.0 GB/s
96 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
192.2 GB/s
-
Shared memory
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Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD Radeon RX 540 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670.

No outputs
Display Connectors
One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
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G-SYNC support
+
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Multi monitor support
4 displays
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HDCP
+
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Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
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Audio input for HDMI
Internal
no data
HDMI
+

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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3D Vision
+
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GPU Boost
+
no data
CUDA
+
+
FreeSync
no data
+
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
no data
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3D Gaming
+
no data
FXAA
+
no data
TXAA
+
no data
Adaptive VSync
+
no data
3D Blu-Ray
+

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD Radeon RX 540 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12.0
DirectX
12 (11_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.2
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Vulkan
1.1.126
5.0
Shader Model
5.1
1.2
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon RX 540 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon RX 540 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon RX 540
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon RX 540
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon RX 540
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon RX 540
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon RX 540
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 540

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (65 Watt vs 170 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 2 GB)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

11.42% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($127 (0.3x MSRP) vs $166)

More pipelines (1344 vs 512)

More memory bandwidth (192.2 GB/s vs 96 GB/s)

G-SYNC support

So, AMD Radeon RX 540 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 .

AMD Radeon RX 540 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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138197 (100 %)

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User rating

4.2 Out of 71 Hitesti Score
3.8 Out of 120 Hitesti Score