Radeon 540 vs Radeon RX 560
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 540 and Radeon RX 560, 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 RX 560, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 540
Main Specs
Radeon 540
Radeon RX 560
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 560 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon 540.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon RX 560 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 540.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon 540 and Radeon RX 560 are build with GCN 4.0 architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon 540.
Radeon 540 and Radeon RX 560 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon RX 560 is 25 mm longer, than Radeon 540.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 and Radeon RX 560 is 7000 MHz.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
6−7
18−20
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
14−16
35−40
medium / 1080p
7−8
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 175% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p
10−12
30−33
ultra / 1080p
9−10
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
21−24
60−65
medium / 1080p
10−12
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Battlefield 5 is 192% 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 RX 560 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p
120−130
220−230
medium / 768p
100−110
190−200
ultra / 1080p
50−55
110−120
QHD / 1440p
27−30
75−80
4K / 2160p
−
40−45
high / 768p
75−80
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 101% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
45−50
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 37% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p
75−80
110−120
medium / 768p
55−60
100−110
ultra / 1080p
30−35
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Dota 2 is 80% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p
7−8
21−24
ultra / 1080p
7−8
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
3−4
7−8
low / 720p
16−18
45−50
medium / 1080p
8−9
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Far Cry 5 is 212% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p
14−16
30−33
ultra / 1080p
10−11
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
110−120
medium / 1080p
20−22
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Fortnite is 126% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p
10−12
30−35
ultra / 1080p
10−11
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
24−27
60−65
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Forza Horizon 4 is 160% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p
50−55
95−100
medium / 768p
40−45
85−90
high / 1080p
10−12
35−40
ultra / 1080p
6−7
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Grand Theft Auto V is 110% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p
4−5
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
10−12
35−40
medium / 1080p
6−7
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Metro Exodus is 216% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Minecraft is 25% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−33
65−70
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 57% more, than Radeon 540.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
10−12
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−11
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 144% more, than Radeon 540.
low / 768p
21−24
65−70
medium / 768p
14−16
40−45
high / 1080p
8−9
21−24
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 176% 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 RX 560 in World of Tanks is 36% more, than Radeon 540.
Full Specs
Radeon 540
Radeon RX 560
Architecture
GCN 4.0
GCN 4.0
Code name
Lexa
Polaris 21
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
26 March 2019
18 April 2017
Pipelines
512
1024
Core clock speed
1100 MHz
1175 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
1275 MHz
Transistor count
2,200 million
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
35.97
81.60
Floating-point performance
2,611 gflops
Length
145 mm
170 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
56 GB/s
112.0 GB/s
DirectX
12 (12_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
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