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Intel Core i3-8121U | AMD Radeon RX 540 | 660 g
The AMD Radeon RX 540 is mobile mid-range graphics card for laptops based on the Polaris 12 chip (most likely). It is manufactured in an improved 14 nm FinFET process at Globalfoundries. The performance should be between the Radeon Pro 450 and 455 in the MacBook Pro 2016 range that is also based on the Polaris architecture. AMD specifies the RX 450 at 1.2 TFLOPS (Pro 450 1 TFLOP, Pro 455 1.3 TFLOPs). Compared to Nvidia graphics cards, the gaming performance should be between the GeForce GTX 950M and GTX 960M.
The features of the Radeon RX 540 are identical to the faster RX 460 and all other Polaris chips. See more details on the Polaris architecture here.
The power envelope of the faster Radeon Pro 460 is rated at 35 Watt according to the AMD blog post. Due to the slower specs, the Radeon RX 540 use slightly less.
Radeon RX 500 Series
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Codename | Polaris 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Polaris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 512 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 1219 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 6000 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | GDDR5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12, OpenGL Vulkan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 75 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 14 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready, HDMI 2.0, AMD FreeSync | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notebook Size | large | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 21.03.2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com |
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
Dell Latitude 5424 Rugged: Intel Core i5-8350U, 14.00", 2.5 kg
External Review » Dell Latitude 5424 Rugged
Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged, 8650U, RX540: Intel Core i7-8650U, 14.00", 2.2 kg
External Review » Dell Latitude 5420 Rugged, 8650U, RX540
Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme: Intel Core i7-8650U, 14.00", 3.5 kg
External Review » Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme, 8650U, RX540
Lenovo IdeaPad 330-15ICN: Intel Core i3-8121U, 15.60", 2 kg
External Review » Lenovo IdeaPad 330-15ICN
Acer Swift 3 SF315-41G-R6BR: AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, 15.60", 2.2 kg
External Review » Acer Swift 3 SF315-41G-R6BR
Lenovo Ideapad 330S-15IKB-81F5009JMX: Intel Core i7-8550U, 15.60", 1.9 kg
External Review » Lenovo Ideapad 330S-15IKB-81F5009JMX
HP EliteBook 840 G5-3JY07ES: Intel Core i7-8550U, 14.00", 1.5 kg
External Review » HP EliteBook 840 G5-3JY07ES
HP EliteBook 850 G5-3RS15UT: Intel Core i7-8550U, 15.60", 1.8 kg
External Review » HP EliteBook 850 G5-3RS15UT
Acer Aspire 5 A515-41G-17E9: AMD FX-9800P, 15.60", 2.2 kg
External Review » Acer Aspire 5 A515-41G-17E9
Samsung Notebook 9 Pro NP940X5M: Intel Core i7-7500U, 15.00", 1.7 kg
External Review » Samsung Notebook 9 Pro NP940X5M-X01US
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