GeForce 825M vs Radeon 540

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 825M 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 825M stacks up against Radeon 540, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 825M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 825M 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 825M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 825M Radeon 540
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon 540 has 51% more power consumption, than GeForce 825M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce 825M and Radeon 540 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 825M is used in Laptops, and Radeon 540 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 825M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon 540 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 540 is 250 MHz higher, than GeForce 825M.
  • GeForce 825M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 is 5200 MHz higher, than GeForce 825M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 6−7
ultra / 1080p 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 2−3 14−16
medium / 1080p 0−1 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 650% more, than GeForce 825M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 825M Radeon 540
Architecture Kepler GCN 4.0
Code name GK208 Lexa
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 27 January 2014 26 March 2019
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 850 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz 1124 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 30.11 35.97
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 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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