HD Graphics 6000 vs Radeon RX 540

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 6000 and Radeon RX 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 HD Graphics 6000 stacks up against Radeon RX 540, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 6000 and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: HD Graphics 6000 and Radeon RX 540 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 HD Graphics 6000 or Radeon RX 540 here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type System Shared GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 540 has 333% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 6000.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Radeon RX 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
  • HD Graphics 6000 and Radeon RX 540 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 14−16
ultra / 1080p 0−1 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 10−11 30−33
medium / 1080p 2−3 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than HD Graphics 6000.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Radeon RX 540
Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell Polaris
Code name Broadwell GT3 Polaris 12
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 5 January 2015 21 March 2017
Pipelines 48 512
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz 1219 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00 39.01
Floating-point performance 1,248 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12.0
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.80
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
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