RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs Radeon 540X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540X with RTX 5000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 540X
2018
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.43

5000 Ada Generation outperforms 540X by a whopping 1895% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking75619
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.5522.14
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameLexaAD102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date5 September 2018 (7 years ago)9 August 2023 (2 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 cores51212800
Core clock speed980 MHz1155 MHz
Boost clock speed1046 MHz2550 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate33.471,020
Floating-point processing power1.071 TFLOPS65.28 TFLOPS
ROPs16176
TMUs32400
Tensor Coresno data400
Ray Tracing Coresno data100
L1 Cache128 KB12.5 MB
L2 Cache512 KB72 MB

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 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB32 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 GB/s576.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

Radeon 540X 3.43
RTX 5000 Ada Generation 68.42
+1895%

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.

Radeon 540X 1515
Samples: 75
RTX 5000 Ada Generation 30250
+1897%
Samples: 128

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 HD19
−1742%
350−400
+1742%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 17
−1665%
300−310
+1665%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−1789%
170−180
+1789%
Hogwarts Legacy 12
−1817%
230−240
+1817%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 26
−1823%
500−550
+1823%
Counter-Strike 2 17
−1665%
300−310
+1665%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1757%
130−140
+1757%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1809%
210−220
+1809%
Fortnite 62
−1835%
1200−1250
+1835%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1844%
350−400
+1844%
Forza Horizon 5 17
−1665%
300−310
+1665%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
−1789%
170−180
+1789%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1775%
300−310
+1775%
Valorant 50−55
−1823%
1000−1050
+1823%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 20
−1650%
350−400
+1650%
Counter-Strike 2 5
−1800%
95−100
+1800%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55
−1809%
1050−1100
+1809%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1757%
130−140
+1757%
Dota 2 47
−1815%
900−950
+1815%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1809%
210−220
+1809%
Fortnite 22
−1718%
400−450
+1718%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1844%
350−400
+1844%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−1789%
170−180
+1789%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
−1833%
290−300
+1833%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
−1789%
170−180
+1789%
Metro Exodus 6
−1733%
110−120
+1733%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1775%
300−310
+1775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
−1775%
300−310
+1775%
Valorant 50−55
−1823%
1000−1050
+1823%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 18
−1844%
350−400
+1844%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1757%
130−140
+1757%
Dota 2 44
−1832%
850−900
+1832%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1809%
210−220
+1809%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1844%
350−400
+1844%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
−1789%
170−180
+1789%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1775%
300−310
+1775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−1800%
190−200
+1800%
Valorant 50−55
−1823%
1000−1050
+1823%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 17
−1665%
300−310
+1665%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1757%
130−140
+1757%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−1864%
550−600
+1864%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−1733%
55−60
+1733%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−1733%
550−600
+1733%
Valorant 35−40
−1874%
750−800
+1874%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1733%
110−120
+1733%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−1789%
170−180
+1789%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−1775%
75−80
+1775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1800%
95−100
+1800%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
−1757%
130−140
+1757%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−1775%
300−310
+1775%
Valorant 18−20
−1844%
350−400
+1844%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Dota 2 12−14
−1817%
230−240
+1817%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1775%
75−80
+1775%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−1775%
75−80
+1775%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−1775%
75−80
+1775%

This is how Radeon 540X and RTX 5000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 1742% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.43 68.42
Recency 5 September 2018 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 250 Watt

Radeon 540X has 400% lower power consumption.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 1894.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 540X is a notebook graphics card while RTX 5000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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