AMD Radeon 540 vs ATI Radeon X1600 XT
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon 540 and ATI Radeon X1600 XT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, API support, Memory, Technologies, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon 540
- Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 6 month(s) later
- 16x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 256 MB
- 12.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1404 vs 116
- Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3354 vs 1745
- Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3354 vs 1745
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 18 April 2017 vs 1 October 2007 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 256 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1404 vs 116 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3354 vs 1745 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3354 vs 1745 |
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1600 XT
- 230x more memory clock speed: 1380 MHz vs 6 Gbps
- Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 356 vs 248
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Memory clock speed | 1380 MHz vs 6 Gbps |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 356 vs 248 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon 540
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1600 XT
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| Name | AMD Radeon 540 | ATI Radeon X1600 XT |
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| PassMark - G2D Mark | 248 | 356 |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1404 | 116 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 35524 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2355 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2355 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3354 | 1745 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3354 | 1745 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1726 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1726 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon 540 | ATI Radeon X1600 XT | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | 4th Gen GCN | R500 |
| Code name | Topaz | RV530 |
| Design | AMD Radeon 500 Series | |
| GCN generation | 4th Gen | |
| Launch date | 18 April 2017 | 1 October 2007 |
| Place in performance rating | 860 | 858 |
| Type | Notebook | Desktop |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | |
| Compute units | 8 | |
| Floating-point performance | 1.2 TFLOPs | |
| Render output units | 16 | |
| Stream Processors | 512 | |
| Texture Units | 32 | |
| Core clock speed | 590 MHz | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | |
| Texture fill rate | 2.36 GTexel / s | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 42 Watt | |
| Transistor count | 157 million | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 9.0c |
| Vulkan | ||
| OpenGL | 2.0 | |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s | 22.08 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6 Gbps | 1380 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
Technologies |
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| AMD Radeon™ Chill | ||
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |

