Radeon R6 Carrizo vs Radeon RX 540
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo stacks up against Radeon RX 540, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo or Radeon RX 540 here:
Main Specs
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP)
12-35 Watt
65 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
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Radeon RX 540 has 441% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R6 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
Radeon R6 Carrizo is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
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
0−1
14−16
ultra / 1080p
0−1
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
10−12
30−33
medium / 1080p
2−3
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
3−4
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
12−14
45−50
medium / 1080p
4−5
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Battlefield 5 is 342% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
110−120
200−210
medium / 768p
85−90
170−180
ultra / 1080p
35−40
90−95
QHD / 1440p
21−24
50−55
4K / 2160p
16−18
30−33
high / 768p
60−65
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 101% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
14−16
35−40
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon RX 540.
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 R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
1−2
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
low / 720p
9−10
35−40
medium / 1080p
2−3
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Far Cry 5 is 500% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
18−20
QHD / 1440p
1−2
16−18
low / 720p
45−50
95−100
medium / 1080p
8−9
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Fortnite is 206% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
3−4
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
14−16
50−55
medium / 1080p
6−7
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Forza Horizon 4 is 337% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
40−45
80−85
medium / 768p
−
70−75
high / 1080p
3−4
27−30
ultra / 1080p
1−2
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
medium / 720p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
0−1
9−10
ultra / 1080p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
4−5
27−30
medium / 1080p
2−3
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Metro Exodus is 566% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
65−70
100−110
medium / 1080p
85−90
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Minecraft is 31% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
low / 720p
24−27
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
4−5
27−30
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 375% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
9−10
50−55
medium / 768p
7−8
30−35
high / 1080p
3−4
18−20
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−11
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 366% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
100−105
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
30−35
high / 768p
27−30
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in World of Tanks is 63% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Radeon RX 540
Architecture
GCN 1.2/2.0
Polaris
Code name
Carrizo
Polaris 12
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
4 June 2015
21 March 2017
Pipelines
384
512
Boost Clock
800 MHz
1219 MHz
Transistor count
2410 Million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
39.01
Floating-point performance
1,248 gflops
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
12.0
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
FreeSync
+
Laptop size
medium sized
large
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