Radeon R7 Carrizo vs Radeon RX 540
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon RX 540. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon RX 540. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon R7 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 R7 Carrizo or Radeon RX 540 here:
Main Specs
Radeon R7 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 R7 Carrizo.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R7 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
Radeon R7 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
2−3
14−16
ultra / 1080p
0−1
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
30−33
medium / 1080p
5−6
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
6−7
21−24
ultra / 1080p
5−6
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
16−18
45−50
medium / 1080p
7−8
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Battlefield 5 is 222% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
110−120
200−210
medium / 768p
90−95
170−180
ultra / 1080p
40−45
90−95
QHD / 1440p
24−27
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
65−70
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 94% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
35−40
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
90−95
ultra / 1080p
27−30
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Dota 2 is 68% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
3−4
16−18
ultra / 1080p
3−4
14−16
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
low / 720p
14−16
35−40
medium / 1080p
5−6
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Far Cry 5 is 266% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
10−12
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
18−20
QHD / 1440p
4−5
16−18
low / 720p
55−60
95−100
medium / 1080p
12−14
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Fortnite is 133% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
7−8
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
20−22
50−55
medium / 1080p
10−11
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Forza Horizon 4 is 181% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
80−85
medium / 768p
−
70−75
high / 1080p
7−8
27−30
ultra / 1080p
3−4
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 115% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
1−2
9−10
ultra / 1080p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
6−7
27−30
medium / 1080p
3−4
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Metro Exodus is 466% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
high / 1080p
65−70
−
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
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 R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
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 280% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
14−16
50−55
medium / 768p
10−12
30−35
high / 1080p
5−6
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 211% more, than Radeon R7 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 R7 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon R7 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
512
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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