Radeon RX 540 vs Tesla M6

In this comparison between Radeon RX 540 and Tesla M6 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 RX 540 will be the best choice, for others Tesla M6 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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

  Radeon RX 540 Tesla M6
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Tesla M6 has 53% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 540.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Tesla M6 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 540.
  • Radeon RX 540 is used in Laptops, and Tesla M6 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon RX 540 is build with Polaris architecture, and Tesla M6 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Radeon RX 540 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Tesla M6 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 988 MHz higher, than Tesla M6.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 8−9 24−27
QHD / 1440p 3−4 20−22
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 30−33 65−70
medium / 1080p 18−20 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 160% more, than Radeon RX 540.

Full Specs

  Radeon RX 540 Tesla M6
Architecture Polaris Maxwell 2.0
Code name Polaris 12 GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 21 March 2017 30 August 2015
Pipelines 512 1536
Core clock speed 930 MHz
Boost Clock 1219 MHz 1180 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.01 113.3
Floating-point performance 1,248 gflops 3,625 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12.0 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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