Radeon HD 6850 X2 vs Radeon RX 540

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6850 X2 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 Radeon HD 6850 X2 stacks up against Radeon RX 540, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 6850 X2

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Radeon RX 540 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 540 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Radeon RX 540 here:

Radeon RX 540 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6850 X2	Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP)	254 Watt	65 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 290% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 540.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon RX 540 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 540 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 6850 X2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 1800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	8−9
QHD / 1440p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	30−33
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	20−22
QHD / 1440p	4−5	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Battlefield 5 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	200−210
medium / 768p	160−170	170−180
ultra / 1080p	85−90	90−95
QHD / 1440p	45−50	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	120−130	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	85−90	90−95
ultra / 1080p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Dota 2 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	30−35	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Far Cry 5 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	85−90	95−100
medium / 1080p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Fortnite is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	7−8	8−9
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Forza Horizon 4 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	75−80	80−85
medium / 768p	65−70	70−75
high / 1080p	24−27	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−11	12−14
QHD / 1440p	1−2	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Grand Theft Auto V is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	8−9	9−10
ultra / 1080p	6−7	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−12	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	95−100	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Minecraft is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
medium / 768p	27−30	30−35
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
low / 768p	95−100	100−105
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6850 X2	Radeon RX 540
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Polaris
Code name	Barts	Polaris 12
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	19 September 2011	21 March 2017
Pipelines	960	512
Core clock speed	800 MHz
Boost Clock		1219 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	38.40	39.01
Floating-point performance	2x 1,536.0 gflops	1,248 gflops
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4200 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12.0
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Laptop size		large
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Radeon HD 6850 X2 vs Radeon RX 540

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