GPU Showdown

Radeon 540vsGeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a high-end card for 4K gaming and creative work, while the Radeon 540 is an entry-level GPU for basic office tasks and light media playback.

AMD Radeon 540
1 GB · 50W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
16 GB · 320W
AMD

Radeon 540

GCN 4.0 · TSMC 14 nm · 2017

4score
3/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
1 GB
TDP
50W
CUDA Cores
384
Boost Clock
1124 MHz

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NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2024

82score
4.1/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
16 GB
TDP
320W
Shaders
10,240
Boost Clock
2550 MHz

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.

540
4
RTX 4080 SUPERWinner
82
RTX 4080 SUPER leads by 1950.0% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#5RTX 408083
#6RTX 4080 SUPER82
#7RTX 5090 D V279
#129550X4
#1305404
#131GT 10102
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

Specs540RTX 4080 SUPER
General
Process Node14 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM1 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6X
Memory Bus32-bit256-bit
Bandwidth24 GB/s736.3 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores38410,240
TMUs24320
ROPs16112
Boost Clock1124 MHz2550 MHz
FP320.9085 TF52.22 TF
Power
TDP50320
Power Connectors1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs2x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the clear winner overall for anyone needing high-end gaming or creative work.

Best value

For budget buyers, the Radeon 540 is the smarter pick due to its much lower cost and basic display needs.

When the other wins

The Radeon 540 is the right choice for an office PC that only needs to show multiple monitors without any gaming or heavy graphics work.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the 540 better than the RTX 4080 SUPER?

Overall the RTX 4080 SUPER is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (82 vs 4 out of 100), so it leads the 540 in most workloads.

How much faster is the RTX 4080 SUPER than the 540?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4080 SUPER is roughly 1950% faster than the 540 overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the 540 or the RTX 4080 SUPER?

If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4080 SUPER. If the 540 is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.