Radeon HD 7690M vs Radeon RX 540
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7690M 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 7690M stacks up against Radeon RX 540, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7690M and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 7690M 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 7690M or Radeon RX 540 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7690M
Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP)
20 Watt
65 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5/DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon RX 540 has 225% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M.
Radeon HD 7690M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon RX 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon RX 540 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7690M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7690M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 7690M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 2400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M.
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
2−3
14−16
ultra / 1080p
0−1
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
30−33
medium / 1080p
4−5
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
5−6
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
14−16
45−50
medium / 1080p
6−7
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Battlefield 5 is 244% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7690M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
120−130
200−210
medium / 768p
90−95
170−180
ultra / 1080p
40−45
90−95
QHD / 1440p
21−24
50−55
4K / 2160p
16−18
30−33
high / 768p
65−70
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 88% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
low / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
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 7690M.
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
medium / 768p
45−50
90−95
ultra / 1080p
21−24
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Dota 2 is 75% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
high / 1080p
2−3
16−18
ultra / 1080p
2−3
14−16
4K / 2160p
2−3
6−7
low / 720p
10−12
35−40
medium / 1080p
3−4
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Far Cry 5 is 375% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
high / 1080p
10−11
24−27
ultra / 1080p
5−6
18−20
QHD / 1440p
3−4
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
95−100
medium / 1080p
10−12
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Fortnite is 162% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
high / 1080p
5−6
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
QHD / 1440p
3−4
8−9
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
18−20
50−55
medium / 1080p
8−9
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Forza Horizon 4 is 211% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
low / 768p
45−50
80−85
medium / 768p
−
70−75
high / 1080p
4−5
27−30
ultra / 1080p
2−3
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Grand Theft Auto V is 127% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
high / 1080p
2−3
9−10
ultra / 1080p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
4−5
27−30
medium / 1080p
3−4
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Metro Exodus is 466% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
100−110
medium / 1080p
85−90
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
low / 720p
27−30
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 83% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
27−30
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 366% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
low / 768p
10−11
50−55
medium / 768p
8−9
30−35
high / 1080p
4−5
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 380% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
low / 768p
70−75
100−105
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
30−35
high / 768p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in World of Tanks is 58% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7690M
Radeon RX 540
Architecture
Terascale 2
Polaris
Code name
Thames XT / XTX
Polaris 12
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 June 2011
21 March 2017
Pipelines
480
512
Core clock speed
600 MHz
Boost Clock
725 MHz
1219 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
17.40
39.01
Floating-point performance
696.0 gflops
1,248 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
3600/1800 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.8 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
medium sized
large
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