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 RX 590
- Performs up to 46% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon R5 240 OEM - 89 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Radeon R5 240 OEM - CA$1.78 vs CA$1.93 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM
- Up to 26% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - CA$117.78 vs CA$158.75
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 50 vs 175 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
89
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.78/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$158.75
74%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$158.75 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 89 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2013
FPS
61
68%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.93/FPS
92%
Price, CA$
CA$117.78
100%
Buy for CA$117.78 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
6.24 GPixel/s
12%
Texel Fillrate
18.72 GTexel/s
8%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM |
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Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 1st, 2013 |
Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$279 | MSRP | Not Available |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 730 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 780 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |