GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC
VS
AMD Radeon 540
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC
VS
AMD Radeon 540

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 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC  vs  AMD Radeon 540.

Place in performance rating
583
Ampere
Architecture
GCN 4.0
GA104
Code name
Lexa
PC
Type
Desktop
2020
Release date
26 March 2019 (2 years ago)
1955 $
Launch price (MSRP)
$79
2100 $
Price now
$1176 (14.9x MSRP)
Value for money
1.18
GPU code name
Lexa
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC  vs  AMD Radeon 540 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.

Pipelines
512
1500 MHz
Core clock speed
1100 MHz
1815 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
17,400 million
Transistor count
2,200 million
8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
220 W
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
334.0 GTexel/s
Texture fill rate
35.97
21.37 TFLOPS
Floating-point performance
no data
93°
Maximum GPU temperature
no data
5888
Compute units
no data
20370 GFLOPS
Gigaflops
no data
Pipelines / CUDA cores
512
Boost clock speed
1124 MHz
Number of transistors
2,200 million
Thermal design power (TDP)
50 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC and AMD Radeon 540 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
286 mm
Length
145 mm
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None
650 W
Recommended system power (PSU)
no data
PCI-E 4.0 x 16
Bus support
no data
115 mm
Width
no data
51 mm
Height
no data
220 W
Minimum recommended system power
no data

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 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC vs AMD Radeon 540.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR5
8 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
256 bit
Memory bus width
64 Bit
1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
448.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
56 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC vs AMD Radeon 540.

Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort 1.4a *2
Display Port
no data
HDMI 2.1 *2
HDMI
+

Technologies

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

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC and AMD Radeon 540 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 Ultimate
DirectX
12 (12_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2
Vulkan
no data
3.0
OpenCL
no data
12 Ultimate
DirectX 11.2
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC and AMD Radeon 540 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 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC or AMD Radeon 540 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC
AMD Radeon 540
Death Stranding (2020) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC
AMD Radeon 540
F1 2020 (2020) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC
AMD Radeon 540
Gears Tactics (2020) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC
AMD Radeon 540
Doom Eternal (2020) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC
AMD Radeon 540
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 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC

Finer manufacturing process technology (8 nm vs 14 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (8 GB vs 2 GB)

More memory bandwidth (448.0 GB/s vs 56 GB/s)

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of AMD Radeon 540

Cheaper ($1176 (14.9x MSRP) vs 2100 $)

Less power consumption (50 Watt vs 220 W)

So, GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC or AMD Radeon 540?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon 540 .

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC versus AMD Radeon 540 performance benchmarks comparison

Passmark

Benchmark Passmark: Graphic cards performance test result. Check Passmark test results of GPUs on hitesti.com

1375 (100 %)

User rating

3.8 Out of 4 Hitesti Score
5.0 Out of 6 Hitesti Score