Radeon 540 vs Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS with Radeon 540, including specs and performance data.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS
30 Watt
10.64
+196%

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS outperforms 540 by a whopping 196% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking434721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.10
Power efficiency24.414.96
Architectureno dataGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameno dataLexa
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateno data20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores1536384
Core clock speedno data1183 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data28.39
Floating-point processing powerno data0.9085 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
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 typeLPDDR5xGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data32 Bit
Memory clock speed8448 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data24 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 Connectorsno data2x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkan-1.3

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 HD35
+250%
10−12
−250%
1440p17
+240%
5−6
−240%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data7.90
1440pno data15.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 23
+229%
7−8
−229%
Elden Ring 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
Counter-Strike 2 19
+217%
6−7
−217%
Forza Horizon 4 50
+213%
16−18
−213%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Valorant 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
Counter-Strike 2 16
+220%
5−6
−220%
Dota 2 35
+250%
10−11
−250%
Elden Ring 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+207%
14−16
−207%
Fortnite 60−65
+244%
18−20
−244%
Forza Horizon 4 42
+200%
14−16
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 35
+250%
10−11
−250%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+200%
27−30
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+220%
10−11
−220%
Valorant 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%
World of Tanks 150−160
+202%
50−55
−202%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
Counter-Strike 2 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+207%
14−16
−207%
Forza Horizon 4 36
+200%
12−14
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+200%
27−30
−200%
Valorant 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Elden Ring 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
World of Tanks 75−80
+217%
24−27
−217%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 9
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Forza Horizon 4 28
+211%
9−10
−211%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Valorant 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Dota 2 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Elden Ring 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Fortnite 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Valorant 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

This is how Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS and Radeon 540 compete in popular games:

  • Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS is 250% faster in 1080p
  • Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS is 240% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.64 3.60
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 50 Watt

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS has a 195.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS is a notebook card while Radeon 540 is a desktop one.


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