Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon RX 540

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6950 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 HD 6950 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.

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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:

Radeon RX 540 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	65 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 669% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 540.
Radeon HD 6950 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon RX 540 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
Radeon HD 6950 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 540 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6950 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 6950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 4750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	3−4	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	30−33
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	20−22
QHD / 1440p	5−6	6−7
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Battlefield 5 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	200−210
medium / 768p	170−180	170−180
ultra / 1080p	90−95	90−95
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	130−140	130−140
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	90−95	90−95
ultra / 1080p	60−65	60−65
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	90−95	95−100
medium / 1080p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Fortnite is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	27−30	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Forza Horizon 4 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	80−85	80−85
medium / 768p	70−75	70−75
high / 1080p	27−30	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−12	12−14
QHD / 1440p	2−3	2−3
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	9−10	9−10
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
medium / 768p	30−35	30−35
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	100−105	100−105
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon RX 540
Architecture	TeraScale 3	Polaris
Code name	Cayman	Polaris 12
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 December 2010	21 March 2017
Pipelines	1408	512
Boost Clock	800 MHz	1219 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	70.40	39.01
Floating-point performance	2,252.8 gflops	1,248 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		96 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX		12.0
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	244 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon RX 540

Radeon RX 540 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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