Radeon HD 6970M vs Radeon RX 540
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6970M 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 6970M stacks up against Radeon RX 540, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 Radeon HD 6970M or Radeon RX 540 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6970M
Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
65 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6970M has 15% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 540.
Radeon HD 6970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon RX 540 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6970M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 6970M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 5100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
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
10−12
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
QHD / 1440p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
24−27
30−33
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
20−22
QHD / 1440p
2−3
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
40−45
45−50
medium / 1080p
20−22
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Battlefield 5 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
200−210
medium / 768p
150−160
170−180
ultra / 1080p
75−80
90−95
QHD / 1440p
45−50
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
110−120
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
medium / 768p
80−85
90−95
ultra / 1080p
50−55
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Dota 2 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
4K / 2160p
5−6
6−7
low / 720p
30−33
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Far Cry 5 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
20−22
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
80−85
95−100
medium / 1080p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Fortnite is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
QHD / 1440p
5−6
8−9
low / 720p
40−45
50−55
medium / 1080p
21−24
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Forza Horizon 4 is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
70−75
80−85
medium / 768p
60−65
70−75
high / 1080p
21−24
27−30
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Grand Theft Auto V is 19% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
7−8
9−10
ultra / 1080p
5−6
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
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 6970M.
high / 1080p
20−22
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
45−50
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
40−45
50−55
medium / 768p
24−27
30−35
high / 1080p
14−16
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 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
95−100
100−105
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
30−35
high / 768p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6970M
Radeon RX 540
Architecture
Terascale 2
Polaris
Code name
Blackcomb XT
Polaris 12
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 January 2011
21 March 2017
Pipelines
960
512
Core clock speed
680 MHz
Boost Clock
1219 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
32.64
39.01
Floating-point performance
1,305.6 gflops
1,248 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 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
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
118 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
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