Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 590 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R5 240 OEM on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 1840 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R5 240 OEM.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM
- Up to 17% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - CA$133.46 vs CA$160.04
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 50 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 875% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon R5 240 OEM - 39 vs 4 FPS
- Up to 88% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon R5 240 OEM - CA$4.1 vs CA$33.37 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM - 8 vs 2 GB
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2013
FPS
4
10%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$33.37/FPS
12%
Price, CA$
CA$133.46
100%
Buy for CA$133.46 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 186 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
39
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.1/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$160.04
83%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$160.04 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 734 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2013
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
6.24 GPixel/s
12%
Texel Fillrate
18.72 GTexel/s
8%
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
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Nov 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
730 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
780 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |