Radeon RX 6750 GRE vs 540X

Place in the ranking	701	68
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	46.22
Power efficiency	5.15	13.36
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Lexa	Navi 22
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 September 2018 (6 years ago)	17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	512	2560
Core clock speed	980 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1046 MHz	2581 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.47	413.0
Floating-point processing power	1.071 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	32	160

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	48 GB/s	432.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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. 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 540X 3.72

RX 6750 GRE 48.23
+1197%

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 540X 1437

RX 6750 GRE 18613
+1195%

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 HD

−1163%

240−250
+1163%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

2.29

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9
−1122%

110−120

+1122%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16 −1150%	200−210 +1150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12 −1150%	150−160 +1150%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1173%	280−290 +1173%
Hitman 3	11 −1173%	140−150 +1173%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1054%	300−310 +1054%
Metro Exodus	23 −1161%	290−300 +1161%
Red Dead Redemption 2	19 −1163%	240−250 +1163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −1186%	180−190 +1186%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −1090%	500−550 +1090%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −1173%	140−150 +1173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1173%	280−290 +1173%
Hitman 3	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1054%	300−310 +1054%
Metro Exodus	17 −1194%	220−230 +1194%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 −1186%	180−190 +1186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 −1150%	250−260 +1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1167%	190−200 +1167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −1090%	500−550 +1090%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −1173%	140−150 +1173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1173%	280−290 +1173%
Hitman 3	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1054%	300−310 +1054%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 −1194%	220−230 +1194%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −1090%	500−550 +1090%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−1150%

150−160
+1150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −1161%	290−300 +1161%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−1186%

90−95
+1186%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−1100%

60−65
+1100%

This is how Radeon 540X and RX 6750 GRE compete in popular games:

RX 6750 GRE is 1163% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.72	48.23
Recency	5 September 2018	17 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	250 Watt

Radeon 540X has 400% lower power consumption.

RX 6750 GRE, on the other hand, has a 1196.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6750 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 540X is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6750 GRE is a desktop one.

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