GeForce GTX 950A vs Radeon RX 540

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon RX 540. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon RX 540. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon RX 540 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 540 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon RX 540 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950A Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 65 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 950A has 15% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 540.
  • GeForce GTX 950A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon RX 540 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 950A.
  • GeForce GTX 950A is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 540 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 950A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
  • GeForce GTX 950A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 3998 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 14−16
ultra / 1080p 7−8 8−9
QHD / 1440p 2−3 3−4
low / 720p 24−27 30−33
medium / 1080p 14−16 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950A Radeon RX 540
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM107 Polaris 12
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 21 March 2017
Pipelines 640 512
Core clock speed 993 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1219 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 44.96 39.01
Floating-point performance 1,271 gflops 1,248 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.03 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.0
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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