The Radeon R9 290 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R7 240 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's only $206.35 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R7 240
- Up to 77% cheaper – $63.02 vs $269.37
- Consumes up to 89% less energy – 30 vs 275 Watts
Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R7 240 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
65
100%
Min 1% FPS
32
100%
Price, €
€269.37
23%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
37%
Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
41
63%
Min 1% FPS
16
50%
Price, €
€63.02
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.53/FPS
100%
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Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R7 240 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R7 240 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon R7 240 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
73.6 GB/s
23%
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
9%
Texture Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
9%
FP32
448 GFLOPS
9%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $69.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 30 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 5.6 GPixel/s |
151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 14 GTexel/s |
4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 448 GFLOPS |
