Radeon 540X vs GeForce GTX 275 PhysX Edition
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 704 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 5.14 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GT200B | Lexa |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 16 February 2010 (14 years ago) | 5 September 2018 (6 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 cores | 240 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 633 MHz | 980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1046 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 219 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 50.64 | 33.47 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6221 TFLOPS | 1.071 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 28 | 16 |
| TMUs | 80 | 32 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 448 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1134 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 127.0 GB/s | 48 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 1.3 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 February 2010 | 5 September 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 219 Watt | 50 Watt |
Radeon 540X has an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 338% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 275 PhysX Edition and Radeon 540X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 275 PhysX Edition is a desktop card while Radeon 540X is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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