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Radeon R7 240 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Radeon R7 240 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 6500 XT ITX Pure Gaming OC 4GB GDDR6 HDMI/DP

Buy for 169.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 6500 XT ITX Pure Gaming OC 4GB GDDR6 HDMI/DP

Buy for 169.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 6500 XT is 3025 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.

Advantages of Radeon R7 240

  • Up to 73% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - €46.23 vs €169.99
  • Up to 56% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Radeon RX 6500 XT - €0.73 vs €1.65 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 30 vs 107 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Performs up to 63% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon R7 240 - 103 vs 63 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 4 vs 2 GB
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No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R7 240 Logo
Radeon R7 240

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


FPS

63

61%

Value, €/FPS

€0.73/FPS

100%

Price, €

€46.23

100%

Value Winner

PowerColor AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB 64-Bit GDDR5 Grafikkarte

Buy for 46.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 128 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

103

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.65/FPS

44%

Price, €

€169.99

27%

FPS Winner

Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 6500 XT ITX Pure Gaming OC 4GB GDDR6 HDMI/DP

Buy for 169.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R7 240 Logo
Radeon R7 240

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R7 240 Logo
Radeon R7 240

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

5.6 GPixel/s

6%

Texel Fillrate

14 GTexel/s

8%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R7 240 Logo

Radeon R7 240

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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Oct 8th, 2013Release Date
Jan 19th, 2022
Volcanic IslandsGenerationNavi II
$69
MSRP$199
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
NonePower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2 GBMemory
4 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
128-bitBus64-bit
73.6 GB/sBandwidth
143.9 GB/s
650 MHzBase Clock Speed
2310 MHz
700 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2815 MHz
1150 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2248 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R7 240 or Radeon RX 6500 XT

With selected game settings

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