RTX A4000 vs Radeon 540X

Place in the ranking	717	64
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.19	24.99
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Lexa	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	5 September 2018 (6 years ago)	12 April 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 cores	512	6144
Core clock speed	980 MHz	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1046 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	140 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.47	299.5
Floating-point processing power	1.071 TFLOPS	19.17 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	32	192
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	48

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 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48 GB/s	448.0 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

No outputs

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Radeon 540X 3.65

RTX A4000 49.24
+1249%

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 A4000 19503
+1250%

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 HD

−1216%

250−260
+1216%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −1233%	120−130 +1233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −1200%	130−140 +1200%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	23 −1204%	300−310 +1204%
Forza Horizon 5	15 −1233%	200−210 +1233%
Metro Exodus	16 −1213%	210−220 +1213%
Red Dead Redemption 2	19 −1216%	250−260 +1216%
Valorant	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −1200%	130−140 +1200%
Counter-Strike 2	5 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Dota 2	26 −1246%	350−400 +1246%
Far Cry 5	19 −1216%	250−260 +1216%
Fortnite	21−24 −1233%	280−290 +1233%
Forza Horizon 4	20 −1200%	260−270 +1200%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 −1233%	200−210 +1233%
Metro Exodus	8 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	49 −1227%	650−700 +1227%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −1233%	160−170 +1233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −1208%	170−180 +1208%
Valorant	11 −1173%	140−150 +1173%
World of Tanks	55 −1173%	700−750 +1173%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −1200%	130−140 +1200%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Dota 2	44 −1150%	550−600 +1150%
Far Cry 5	19 −1216%	250−260 +1216%
Forza Horizon 4	17 −1194%	220−230 +1194%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −1112%	400−450 +1112%
Valorant	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −1246%	350−400 +1246%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
World of Tanks	24−27 −1246%	350−400 +1246%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Valorant	10−12 −1173%	140−150 +1173%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1213%	210−220 +1213%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1213%	210−220 +1213%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −1173%	140−150 +1173%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1213%	210−220 +1213%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Dota 2	16−18 −1213%	210−220 +1213%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Fortnite	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Valorant	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%

This is how Radeon 540X and RTX A4000 compete in popular games:

RTX A4000 is 1216% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.65	49.24
Recency	5 September 2018	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	140 Watt

Radeon 540X has 180% lower power consumption.

RTX A4000, on the other hand, has a 1249% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 540X is a notebook card while RTX A4000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.