ATI Radeon 7500 vs RX 540

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 540 with Radeon 7500, including specs and performance data.

RX 540
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
7.25
+72400%

RX 540 outperforms ATI 7500 by a whopping 72400% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5421520
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.980.03
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameLexaRV200
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 November 2017 (7 years ago)14 August 2001 (23 years ago)

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 cores512no data
Core clock speed1124 MHz290 MHz
Boost clock speed1219 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,200 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate39.011.740
Floating-point processing power1.248 TFLOPSno data
ROPs162
TMUs326

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8AGP 4x
Widthno data1-slot
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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount2 GB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz230 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s7.36 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)7.0
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.61.3
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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.

RX 540 7.25
+72400%
ATI 7500 0.01

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.

RX 540 2788
+92833%
ATI 7500 3

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 HD23-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Elden Ring 20−22 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 18 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 14−16 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 27−30 0−1
Metro Exodus 18 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22 0−1
Valorant 24−27 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 14−16 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Dota 2 23 0−1
Elden Ring 20−22 0−1
Far Cry 5 20 0−1
Fortnite 13 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 27−30 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 11 0−1
Metro Exodus 9 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 57 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24 0−1
Valorant 24−27 0−1
World of Tanks 110−120 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 14−16 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Dota 2 38 0−1
Far Cry 5 30−35 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 27−30 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18 0−1
Valorant 24−27 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 8−9 0−1
Elden Ring 9−10 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1
World of Tanks 50−55 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 0−1
Metro Exodus 10−12 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10 0−1
Valorant 18−20 0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 18−20 0−1
Elden Ring 4−5 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20 0−1
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 18−20 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Fortnite 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9 0−1
Valorant 7−8 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.25 0.01
Recency 11 November 2017 14 August 2001
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 23 Watt

RX 540 has a 72400% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 971.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 7500, on the other hand, has 117.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 540 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 7500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 540 is a notebook card while Radeon 7500 is a desktop one.


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