Radeon 540X vs GeForce 720A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 720A and Radeon 540X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 720A
2014
1 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
1.31

540X outperforms 720A by a whopping 162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GeForce 720A GeForce 720A
Radeon 540X Radeon 540X

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1035757
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.215.55
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGF117Lexa
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 July 2014 (11 years ago)5 September 2018 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores96512
Core clock speed775 MHz980 MHz
Boost clock speed938 MHz1046 MHz
Number of transistors585 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate15.0133.47
Floating-point processing power0.1801 TFLOPS1.071 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs1632
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache128 KB512 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s48 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.1-

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GeForce 720A 1.31
Radeon 540X 3.43
+162%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 720A 577
Samples: 7
Radeon 540X 1515
+163%
Samples: 75

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD7−8
−171%
19
+171%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12
+0%
12
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Fortnite 62
+0%
62
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 5
+0%
5
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55
+0%
55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Fortnite 22
+0%
22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
+0%
15
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 6
+0%
6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+0%
16
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 44
+0%
44
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+0%
10
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 17
+0%
17
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how GeForce 720A and Radeon 540X compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 540X is 171% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.31 3.43
Recency 1 July 2014 5 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 50 Watt

GeForce 720A has 51.5% lower power consumption.

Radeon 540X, on the other hand, has a 161.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 540X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 720A in performance tests.

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