Radeon RX 9070 vs 540

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540 and Radeon RX 9070, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 540
2017
1 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.51

RX 9070 outperforms 540 by a whopping 1647% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Radeon 540 Radeon 540
RX 9070 RX 9070

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking73536
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1061.39
Power efficiency4.9619.80
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameLexaNavi 48
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 April 2017 (7 years ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 $549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 9070 has 61290% better value for money than Radeon 540.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3843584
Core clock speed1183 MHz1330 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate28.39564.5
Floating-point processing power0.9085 TFLOPS36.13 TFLOPS
ROPs16128
TMUs24224
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Length145 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width32 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth24 GB/s644.6 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.2
Vulkan1.31.3
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Radeon 540 3.51
RX 9070 61.31
+1647%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Radeon 540 1403
RX 9070 24511
+1647%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD10−12
−1910%
201
+1910%
1440p6−7
−1933%
122
+1933%
4K4−5
−1800%
76
+1800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.90
−189%
2.73
+189%
1440p13.17
−193%
4.50
+193%
4K19.75
−173%
7.22
+173%
  • RX 9070 has 189% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 9070 has 193% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 9070 has 173% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−310
+0%
300−310
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 264
+0%
264
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−310
+0%
300−310
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 293
+0%
293
+0%
Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 231
+0%
231
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−310
+0%
300−310
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 284
+0%
284
+0%
Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 180
+0%
180
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 443
+0%
443
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 269
+0%
269
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 133
+0%
133
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 250
+0%
250
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 244
+0%
244
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 105
+0%
105
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 191
+0%
191
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 166
+0%
166
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 134
+0%
134
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 61
+0%
61
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how Radeon 540 and RX 9070 compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 is 1910% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 is 1933% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9070 is 1800% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.51 61.31
Recency 20 April 2017 6 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 220 Watt

Radeon 540 has 340% lower power consumption.

RX 9070, on the other hand, has a 1646.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.

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