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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 240 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R7 240 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1406 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Up to 94% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - CA$53.77 vs CA$948.92
- Up to 90% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon RX Vega 56 - CA$1.63 vs CA$15.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 86% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 30 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 82% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon R7 240 - 60 vs 33 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 8 vs 2 GB
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
33
55%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.63/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$53.77
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB 64-bit GDDR5 Graphics Card
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Updated 133 minutes ago
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
60
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$15.82/FPS
10%
Price, CA$
CA$948.92
5%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Technology Technology Radeon 11276-02-40G Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI/ Triple DP (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card
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In Stock
Updated 133 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 240 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega |
| $69 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 73.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 650 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| 700 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1150 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
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