Radeon 540 vs Radeon HD 6950

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon 540 and Radeon HD 6950. 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 540 and Radeon HD 6950. 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 540

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Main Specs

	Radeon 540	Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	500 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 900% more power consumption, than Radeon 540.
Radeon 540 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon 540 and Radeon HD 6950 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon 540 is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
Radeon 540 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6950 is 122 mm longer, than Radeon 540.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 is 5750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	3−4	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	27−30
medium / 1080p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 112% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	10−12	21−24
ultra / 1080p	9−10	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−12	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 115% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon 540 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	200−210
medium / 768p	100−110	170−180
ultra / 1080p	50−55	90−95
QHD / 1440p	27−30	50−55
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	75−80	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 71% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	16−18	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 17% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	90−95
ultra / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 56% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	7−8	16−18
ultra / 1080p	7−8	14−16
4K / 2160p	3−4	6−7
low / 720p	16−18	35−40
medium / 1080p	8−9	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 137% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	10−11	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	90−95
medium / 1080p	20−22	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 73% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	10−12	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	24−27	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 100% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	50−55	80−85
medium / 768p	40−45	70−75
high / 1080p	10−12	27−30
ultra / 1080p	6−7	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 71% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	4−5	9−10
ultra / 1080p	3−4	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	10−12	27−30
medium / 1080p	6−7	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 133% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	90−95	110−120
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	75−80	100−110
medium / 1080p	90−95	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 24% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	30−33	50−55
medium / 1080p	16−18	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 40% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	10−12	24−27
medium / 1080p	10−11	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 77% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	21−24	50−55
medium / 768p	14−16	30−35
high / 1080p	8−9	16−18
ultra / 1080p	6−7	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 115% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	85−90	100−105
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−35
high / 768p	35−40	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 34% more, than Radeon 540.

Full Specs

	Radeon 540	Radeon HD 6950
Architecture	GCN 4.0	TeraScale 3
Code name	Lexa	Cayman
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 March 2019	14 December 2010
Pipelines	512	1408
Core clock speed	1100 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz	800 MHz
Transistor count	2,200 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	35.97	70.40
Floating-point performance		2,252.8 gflops
Length	145 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	56 GB/s
DirectX	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		244 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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Radeon 540 vs Radeon HD 6950

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