Radeon Instinct MI6 vs RX 540

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking597not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.21no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameLexaEllesmere
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date11 November 2017 (7 years ago)12 December 2016 (8 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 cores5122304
Core clock speed1124 MHz1120 MHz
Boost clock speed1219 MHz1233 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate39.01177.6
Floating-point processing power1.248 TFLOPS5.682 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs32144
L1 Cache128 KB576 KB
L2 Cache512 KB2 MB

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 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 November 2017 12 December 2016
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 150 Watt

RX 540 has an age advantage of 10 months, and 200% lower power consumption.

Instinct MI6, on the other hand, has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 540 and Radeon Instinct MI6. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon RX 540 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Instinct MI6 is a workstation one.

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