Radeon 540 vs Radeon Pro WX 7100

In this comparison between Radeon 540 and Radeon Pro WX 7100 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon 540 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro WX 7100 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon 540 Radeon Pro WX 7100
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 130 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 4x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 has 160% more power consumption, than Radeon 540.
  • Radeon 540 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon Pro WX 7100 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon 540.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon 540 is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 7100 - with Polaris.
  • Radeon 540 and Radeon Pro WX 7100 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100 is 96 mm longer, than Radeon 540.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 and Radeon Pro WX 7100 is 7000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 35−40
ultra / 1080p 3−4 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 7−8 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 437% more, than Radeon 540.

Full Specs

  Radeon 540 Radeon Pro WX 7100
Architecture GCN 4.0 Polaris
Code name Lexa Polaris 12
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 26 March 2019 1 March 2017
Pipelines 512 2304
Core clock speed 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1243 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 35.97 179.0
Floating-point performance 5,728 gflops
Length 145 mm 241 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 56 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
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
FreeSync +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 567 Mh/s
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