Radeon R5 430 OEM vs Radeon RX 540

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R5 430 OEM 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 Radeon R5 430 OEM 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 R5 430 OEM

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

  Radeon R5 430 OEM Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 540 has 30% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • Radeon R5 430 OEM is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon RX 540 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • Radeon R5 430 OEM is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 540 - in Laptops.
  • Radeon R5 430 OEM is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
  • Radeon R5 430 OEM is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 1400 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 14−16
ultra / 1080p 0−1 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 12−14 30−33
medium / 1080p 3−4 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.

Full Specs

  Radeon R5 430 OEM Radeon RX 540
Architecture GCN 1.0 Polaris
Code name Oland Polaris 12
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 30 June 2016 21 March 2017
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 730 MHz
Boost Clock 780 MHz 1219 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 18.72 39.01
Floating-point performance 599.0 gflops 1,248 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4600 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 36.8 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12.0
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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