P106 100 vs Radeon 540X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing P106 100 and Radeon 540X. 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 P106 100 and Radeon 540X. 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 540X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon 540X 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 540X here:

Main Specs

  P106 100 Radeon 540X
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • P106 100 has 140% more power consumption, than Radeon 540X.
  • P106 100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 540X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • P106 100 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon 540X.
  • P106 100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon 540X - in Laptops.
  • P106 100 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon 540X - with GCN 4.0.
  • P106 100 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon 540X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of P106 100 is 2008 MHz higher, than Radeon 540X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 6−7
ultra / 1080p 21−24 3−4
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 7−8
The average gaming FPS of P106 100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 412% more, than Radeon 540X.

Full Specs

  P106 100 Radeon 540X
Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name GP106 Lexa
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 19 June 2017 12 August 2019
Pipelines 1280 512
Core clock speed 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1709 MHz 1219 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7 33.47
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
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