Radeon 540 vs Radeon R7 370

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 540 and Radeon R7 370, 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 Radeon 540 stacks up against Radeon R7 370, check out specs charts below.

Radeon 540

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Main Specs

	Radeon 540	Radeon R7 370
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 370 has 120% more power consumption, than Radeon 540.
Radeon 540 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R7 370 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 370 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 540.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon 540 is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 370 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon 540 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 370 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R7 370 is 7 mm longer, than Radeon 540.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 is 6025 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 370.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	6−7	21−24
ultra / 1080p	3−4	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	14−16	40−45
medium / 1080p	7−8	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 237% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	10−12	35−40
ultra / 1080p	9−10	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
low / 720p	21−24	75−80
medium / 1080p	10−12	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Battlefield 5 is 261% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	120−130	230−240
medium / 768p	100−110	210−220
ultra / 1080p	50−55	130−140
QHD / 1440p	27−30	100−110
4K / 2160p	−	55−60
high / 768p	75−80	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 124% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	55−60
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 47% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	30−35	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Dota 2 is 98% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	7−8	27−30
ultra / 1080p	7−8	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	3−4	9−10
low / 720p	16−18	55−60
medium / 1080p	8−9	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Far Cry 5 is 275% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	130−140
medium / 1080p	20−22	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Fortnite is 169% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	10−12	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	24−27	75−80
medium / 1080p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Forza Horizon 4 is 206% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	50−55	110−120
medium / 768p	40−45	100−105
high / 1080p	10−12	45−50
ultra / 1080p	6−7	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Grand Theft Auto V is 153% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	4−5	14−16
ultra / 1080p	3−4	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	10−12	45−50
medium / 1080p	6−7	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Metro Exodus is 300% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	75−80	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Minecraft is 30% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−33	75−80
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	10−12	40−45
medium / 1080p	10−11	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 177% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	21−24	80−85
medium / 768p	14−16	50−55
high / 1080p	8−9	27−30
ultra / 1080p	6−7	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 246% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in World of Tanks is 36% more, than Radeon 540.

Full Specs

	Radeon 540	Radeon R7 370
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Lexa	Trinidad (Pitcairn)
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 March 2019	5 May 2015
Pipelines	512	1024
Core clock speed	1100 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz	975 MHz
Transistor count	2,200 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	35.97	62.40
Floating-point performance		1,997 gflops
Length	145 mm	152 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	975 MHz
Memory bandwidth	56 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.42 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		359 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
TrueAudio		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.52 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		14 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		150 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
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Radeon 540 vs Radeon R7 370

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