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 59% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $56.77 vs $137.96
- Up to 29% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $4.50 vs $6.38 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 71% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon R7 240 - 24 vs 14 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 4 vs 2 GB
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
24
100%
Value, €/FPS
€6.38/FPS
71%
Price, €
€153.14
100%
FPS Winner
Buy for €153.14 on Amazon
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R7 240 | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
---|---|---|
Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$69 | MSRP | $199 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
73.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
650 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
700 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
1150 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |