NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 56% higher core clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 672 MHz
10.1x more texture fill rate: 109 billion / sec vs 10.8 billion / sec
17.3x more pipelines: 1664 vs 96
15.2x better floating-point performance: 3,920 gflops vs 258.05 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
20.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9640 vs 478
8.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 766 vs 91
13.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 28498 vs 2171
21.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 105.107 vs 4.85
6.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1225.96 vs 195.796
15.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.737 vs 0.561
3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.714 vs 9.109
29.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 490.688 vs 16.727
12x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11499 vs 960
Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3698 vs 2210
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3340 vs 2701
12x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11499 vs 960
Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3698 vs 2210
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3340 vs 2701

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 September 2014 vs 5 January 2011
Core clock speed	1050 MHz vs 672 MHz
Texture fill rate	109 billion / sec vs 10.8 billion / sec
Pipelines	1664 vs 96
Floating-point performance	3,920 gflops vs 258.05 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	9640 vs 478
PassMark - G2D Mark	766 vs 91
Geekbench - OpenCL	28498 vs 2171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	105.107 vs 4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1225.96 vs 195.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	8.737 vs 0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.714 vs 9.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	490.688 vs 16.727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11499 vs 960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3698 vs 2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340 vs 2701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11499 vs 960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3698 vs 2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340 vs 2701

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

4.2x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 148 Watt
128.6x more memory clock speed: 900 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 148 Watt
Memory clock speed	900 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

9640

478

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

766

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

28498

2171

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

105.107

4.85

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1225.96

195.796

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.737

0.561

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

35.714

9.109

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

490.688

16.727

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11499

960

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3698

2210

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

2701

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11499

960

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3698

2210

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

2701

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970	NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
PassMark - G3D Mark	9640	478
PassMark - G2D Mark	766	91
Geekbench - OpenCL	28498	2171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	105.107	4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1225.96	195.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	8.737	0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.714	9.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	490.688	16.727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11499	960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3698	2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340	2701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11499	960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3698	2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340	2701
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	369	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970	NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	Fermi
Code name	GM204	GF108
Launch date	19 September 2014	5 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$329
Place in performance rating	371	1503
Price now	$407.76
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	28.59
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	672 MHz
CUDA cores	1664	96
Floating-point performance	3,920 gflops	258.05 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C
Pipelines	1664	96
Texture fill rate	109 billion / sec	10.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	148 Watt	35 Watt
Transistor count	5,200 million	585 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt
SLI options	4x
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pins
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12 API
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	224 GB / s	28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	900 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
SLI
Surround
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
DirectCompute
DirectX 11		DirectX 11
Optimus