FirePro W6150M vs Radeon 540

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540 with FirePro W6150M, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 540
2017
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.57

W6150M outperforms Radeon 540 by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking681551
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.111.39
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameLexaSaturn
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date20 April 2017 (7 years ago)12 November 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data
Current price$1233 (15.6x MSRP)$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

W6150M has 1164% better value for money than Radeon 540.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384768
Core clock speed1183 MHz1075 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,200 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Texture fill rate28.3951.60
Floating-point performanceno data1,651 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon 540 and FirePro W6150M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8MXM-B (3.0)
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width32 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6 GB/s5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth24 GB/s88 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DisplayPort 1.4aNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.76.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.0
Vulkan1.31.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Radeon 540 3.57
W6150M 6.11
+71.1%

FirePro W6150M outperforms Radeon 540 by 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Radeon 540 1379
W6150M 2358
+71%

FirePro W6150M outperforms Radeon 540 by 71% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.57 6.11
Recency 20 April 2017 12 November 2015
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

The FirePro W6150M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 540 is a desktop card while FirePro W6150M is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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