RTX A500 vs Radeon 540X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540X with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 540X
2018
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.23

RTX A500 outperforms 540X by a whopping 364% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking726331
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.1219.79
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameLexaGA107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date5 September 2018 (6 years ago)10 November 2021 (3 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 cores5122048
Core clock speed980 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1046 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate33.47113.3
Floating-point processing power1.071 TFLOPS7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs3264
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 x8
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 GB/s112.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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 3.23
RTX A500 14.98
+364%

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 1445
RTX A500 6693
+363%

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
−347%
85−90
+347%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 17
−341%
75−80
+341%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−344%
40−45
+344%
Hogwarts Legacy 12
−358%
55−60
+358%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 26
−362%
120−130
+362%
Counter-Strike 2 17
−341%
75−80
+341%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Fortnite 62
−352%
280−290
+352%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−341%
75−80
+341%
Forza Horizon 5 17
−341%
75−80
+341%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−333%
65−70
+333%
Valorant 50−55
−360%
230−240
+360%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20
−350%
90−95
+350%
Counter-Strike 2 5
−320%
21−24
+320%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55
−355%
250−260
+355%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Dota 2 47
−347%
210−220
+347%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Fortnite 22
−355%
100−105
+355%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−341%
75−80
+341%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
−333%
65−70
+333%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Metro Exodus 6
−350%
27−30
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−333%
65−70
+333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
−338%
70−75
+338%
Valorant 50−55
−360%
230−240
+360%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18
−344%
80−85
+344%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Dota 2 44
−355%
200−210
+355%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−341%
75−80
+341%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−333%
65−70
+333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−350%
45−50
+350%
Valorant 50−55
−360%
230−240
+360%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 17
−341%
75−80
+341%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−362%
120−130
+362%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−329%
120−130
+329%
Valorant 35−40
−344%
160−170
+344%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−338%
70−75
+338%
Valorant 18−20
−344%
80−85
+344%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Dota 2 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%

This is how Radeon 540X and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A500 is 347% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.23 14.98
Recency 5 September 2018 10 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 60 Watt

Radeon 540X has 20% lower power consumption.

RTX A500, on the other hand, has a 363.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 540X is a notebook card while RTX A500 is a workstation one.

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