FirePro S7000 vs Radeon RX 540

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S7000 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 FirePro S7000 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 RX 540 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 540 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 RX 540 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S7000 Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S7000 has 438% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 540.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro S7000 and Radeon RX 540 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro S7000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 540 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
  • FirePro S7000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 1200 MHz higher, than FirePro S7000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 14−16
ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
QHD / 1440p 7−8 3−4
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 30−33
medium / 1080p 27−30 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than Radeon RX 540.

Full Specs

  FirePro S7000 Radeon RX 540
Architecture GCN 1.0 Polaris
Code name Pitcairn Polaris 12
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 27 August 2012 21 March 2017
Pipelines 1280 512
Core clock speed 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1219 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00 39.01
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops 1,248 gflops
Length 292 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12.0
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 272 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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