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AMD Radeon 540

Graphics Processor
Lexa
Cores
384
TMUs
24
ROPs
16
Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
32 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The Radeon 540 was a graphics card by AMD, launched on April 20th, 2017. Built on the 14 nm process, and based on the Lexa graphics processor, in its Lexa PRO variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on Radeon 540. The Lexa graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 103 mm² and 2,200 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked Radeon 550X 640SP, which uses the same GPU but has all 640 shaders enabled, AMD has disabled some shading units on the Radeon 540 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 384 shading units, 24 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. AMD has paired 1,024 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon 540, which are connected using a 32-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1183 MHz, memory is running at 1500 MHz (6 Gbps effective).
Being a single-slot card, the AMD Radeon 540 does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 50 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DisplayPort 1.4a. Radeon 540 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x8 interface.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
Lexa
GPU Variant
Lexa PRO
(215-0904018)
Architecture
GCN 4.0
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Process Size
14 nm
Transistors
2,200 million
Density
21.4M / mm²
Die Size
103 mm²
Chip Package
FCBGA-769

Graphics Card

Release Date
Apr 20th, 2017
Availability
Oct , 2020
Generation
Polaris
(RX 500)
Predecessor
Arctic Islands
Successor
Vega
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
9%
GeForce 9400 GT
11%
Radeon HD 4550
14%
Radeon HD 5450
17%
Radeon HD 6450
20%
GeForce GT 520
21%
GeForce GT 220
27%
GeForce GT 430
35%
Radeon HD 5570
35%
Radeon HD 4670
38%
GeForce GT 440
40%
GeForce GT 240
41%
GeForce 9600 GT
47%
Radeon HD 5670
50%
GeForce GT 640
54%
GeForce 9800 GT
56%
Radeon HD 6670
58%
Radeon HD 4830
60%
Radeon HD 4770
64%
Radeon HD 4850
67%
GeForce GTS 250
69%
GeForce GTS 450
71%
Radeon HD 5750
73%
Radeon HD 7750
84%
Radeon HD 5770
84%
GeForce GTX 260
86%
Radeon HD 4870
87%
Radeon Vega 8
87%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
88%
GeForce GTX 650
89%
Radeon HD 5830
94%
Radeon HD 6790
99%
Radeon 540
100%
Radeon HD 4890
100%
GeForce GTX 460
104%
Radeon RX Vega 11
105%
GeForce GT 1030
106%
GeForce GTX 275
107%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
107%
GeForce GTX 280
107%
GeForce GTX 465
110%
Radeon HD 6850
115%
GeForce GTX 285
117%
Radeon HD 5850
126%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
128%
Radeon HD 7790
128%
Radeon RX 550
133%
GeForce GTX 470
134%
Radeon HD 6870
138%
Radeon HD 5870
148%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
152%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
153%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
156%
Radeon HD 6950
157%
GeForce GTX 295
162%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
164%
Radeon HD 7850
165%
GeForce GTX 480
168%
Radeon HD 6970
176%
Radeon R7 265
179%
Radeon RX 460
182%
Radeon R7 370
182%
GeForce GTX 660
183%
GeForce GTX 570
184%
Radeon RX 560
187%
GeForce GTX 950
198%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
200%
Radeon R9 270X
205%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
207%
GeForce GTX 580
208%
GeForce GTX 1050
210%
Radeon HD 7950
210%
GeForce GTX 1630
214%
Radeon HD 5970
214%
GeForce GTX 760
221%
GeForce GTX 670
237%
GeForce GTX 960
244%
Radeon R9 380
250%
Radeon R9 285
251%
Radeon HD 7970
254%
GeForce GTX 680
256%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
262%
GeForce GTX 770
269%
Radeon HD 6990
275%
Radeon R9 280X
282%
GeForce GTX 590
286%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
286%
GeForce GTX 780
317%
Arc A380
318%
Radeon RX 6400
322%
GeForce GTX 1650
328%
Radeon RX 470
349%
Radeon R9 290
354%
Radeon RX 570
373%
Radeon R9 390
377%
Radeon R9 290X
379%
GeForce GTX 970
385%
GeForce GTX TITAN
390%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
395%
Radeon R9 390X
400%
Radeon HD 7990
402%
Radeon RX 480
404%
GeForce GTX 690
408%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
419%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
424%
Radeon RX 580
429%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
433%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
436%
GeForce GTX 980
438%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
442%
Radeon R9 FURY
444%
Radeon RX 590
464%
Radeon R9 295X2
488%
GeForce GTX 1660
491%
Radeon R9 FURY X
497%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
505%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
518%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
534%
GeForce GTX 1070
564%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
564%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
573%
Radeon RX Vega 56
600%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
637%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
646%
Radeon RX Vega 64
655%
GeForce GTX 1080
664%
GeForce RTX 2060
664%
Radeon RX 5700
691%
Arc A580
693%
Radeon RX 6600
721%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
746%
GeForce RTX 2070
755%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
756%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
771%
Arc A750
796%
Radeon VII
800%
TITAN X Pascal
821%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
829%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
846%
Arc A770
854%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
855%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
899%
Radeon RX 7600
909%
GeForce RTX 4060
913%
GeForce RTX 2080
919%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
938%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
964%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
987%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
1022%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
1085%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
1097%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
1105%
GeForce RTX 3070
1156%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
1237%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
1250%
Radeon RX 6800
1275%
GeForce RTX 4070
1412%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
1448%
GeForce RTX 3080
1503%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
1518%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
1560%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
1638%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
1670%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
1684%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
1686%
GeForce RTX 3090
1715%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
1758%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
1921%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
1973%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
1990%
GeForce RTX 4080
2234%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
2267%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
2289%
GeForce RTX 4090
2806%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
1183 MHz
Memory Clock
1500 MHz
6 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
32 bit
Bandwidth
24.00 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
384
TMUs
24
ROPs
16
Compute Units
6
L1 Cache
16 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
512 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
18.93 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
28.39 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)
908.5 GFLOPS (1:1)
FP32 (float)
908.5 GFLOPS
FP64 (double)
56.78 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
TDP
50 W
Suggested PSU
250 W
Outputs
2x DisplayPort 1.4a
Power Connectors
None

Graphics Features

DirectX
12 (12_0)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.7

Lexa GPU Notes

Generation: Arctic Islands
Codename: Polaris 12
Old Codename: Treasure
Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx804)
Display Core Engine: 11.2
Unified Video Decoder: 6.3
Video Compression Engine: 3.4
System DMA: 3.0.0
CLRX: GCN 1.2.0

Latest Drivers:
Windows 7:
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1
64-bit: Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise 21.Q1.1

Windows 8.1:
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10 / 11:
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.3.1 (23.19.12)
64-bit: AMD Software: PRO Edition 22.Q4
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