GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon 540

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 650 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 GTX 650 stacks up against Radeon 540, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon 540
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 650 has 28% more power consumption, than Radeon 540.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon 540 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon 540 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 540 is 42 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Radeon 540 is 140 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 is 6995 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 6−7
ultra / 1080p 5−6 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 14−16
medium / 1080p 10−11 7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Radeon 540.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon 540
Architecture Kepler GCN 4.0
Code name GK107 Lexa
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 6 September 2012 26 March 2019
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 33.9 billion/sec 35.97
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops
Length 5.70" (14.5 cm) 145 mm
Memory bus width 128-bit GDDR5 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 56 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
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