Radeon 540X vs ATI Wii GPU

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Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated707
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureR500 (2005−2007)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameHollywoodLexa
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date19 November 2006 (17 years ago)12 August 2019 (5 years ago)

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 coresno data512
Core clock speed243 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1219 MHz
Number of transistors107 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate0.9733.47
Floating-point performanceno data1.071 gflops

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x8
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount64 MB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed486 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth3.888 GB/s112.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXN/A12 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLN/A4.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 November 2006 12 August 2019
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 50 Watt

ATI Wii GPU has 11.1% lower power consumption.

Radeon 540X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Wii GPU and Radeon 540X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Wii GPU is a desktop card while Radeon 540X is a notebook 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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