GeForce MX130 vs Radeon 540

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX130 and Radeon 540, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce MX130 stacks up against Radeon 540, check out specs charts below.

GeForce MX130 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce MX130 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 GeForce MX130 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX130 Radeon 540
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5, DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon 540 has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce MX130.
  • GeForce MX130 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce MX130 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 540.
  • GeForce MX130 is used in Laptops, and Radeon 540 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce MX130 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon 540 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX130 is 22 MHz higher, than Radeon 540.
  • GeForce MX130 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 is 1988 MHz higher, than GeForce MX130.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 6−7
ultra / 1080p 5−6 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 14−16
medium / 1080p 10−12 7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX130 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon 540.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX130 Radeon 540
Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
Code name N16S-GTR Lexa
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 January 2018 26 March 2019
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 1122 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1242 MHz 1124 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 29.81 35.97
Floating-point performance 953.9 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 56 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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