Radeon 540X vs ATI HD 4200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4200 with Radeon 540X, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 4200
2009
0.28

540X outperforms ATI HD 4200 by a whopping 1211% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1347717
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data5.15
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameRS880Lexa
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 August 2009 (15 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 cores40512
Core clock speed500 MHz980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1046 MHz
Number of transistors181 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate2.00033.47
Floating-point processing power0.04 TFLOPS1.071 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs432

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 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
WidthIGPno data
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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data48 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 outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model4.16.4
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.02.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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.

ATI HD 4200 0.28
Radeon 540X 3.67
+1211%

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.

ATI HD 4200 111
Radeon 540X 1445
+1202%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

ATI HD 4200 236
Radeon 540X 11545
+4792%

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 HD1−2
−1900%
20
+1900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−550%
13
+550%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−800%
9
+800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−400%
10
+400%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−467%
16−18
+467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Valorant 24−27
−96.2%
50−55
+96.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+40%
5
−40%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−323%
55
+323%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Dota 2 9−10
−422%
47
+422%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−467%
16−18
+467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−300%
16
+300%
Valorant 24−27
−96.2%
50−55
+96.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Dota 2 9−10
−389%
44
+389%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−467%
16−18
+467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−150%
10
+150%
Valorant 24−27
−96.2%
50−55
+96.2%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1200%
24−27
+1200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 3−4
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 7−8

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 3−4
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Valorant 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Fortnite 62
+0%
62
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 15
+0%
15
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Fortnite 22
+0%
22
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
+0%
15
+0%
Metro Exodus 6
+0%
6
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 17
+0%
17
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how ATI HD 4200 and Radeon 540X compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 540X is 1900% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI HD 4200 is 40% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 540X is 1200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI HD 4200 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Radeon 540X is ahead in 32 tests (55%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (43%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.28 3.67
Recency 1 August 2009 5 September 2018
Chip lithography 55 nm 14 nm

Radeon 540X has a 1210.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 540X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4200 is a desktop card while Radeon 540X is a notebook one.

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