FirePro S9050 vs Radeon 540

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9050 and Radeon 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 FirePro S9050 and Radeon 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.

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 Radeon 540
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S9050 has 350% more power consumption, than Radeon 540.
  • FirePro S9050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro S9050 has 10 GB more memory, than Radeon 540.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon 540 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 540 is 200 MHz higher, than FirePro S9050.
  • FirePro S9050 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • FirePro S9050 is 109 mm longer, than Radeon 540.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 is 1500 MHz higher, than FirePro S9050.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 6−7
ultra / 1080p 12−14 3−4
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 14−16
medium / 1080p 24−27 7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon 540.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 Radeon 540
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Tahiti Lexa
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2014 26 March 2019
Pipelines 1792 512
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 35.97
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 254 mm 145 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 56 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor full height / full length
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