The Radeon RX 480 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 RX 480
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R7 240
- Up to 77% cheaper – $63.02 vs $269.37
- Consumes up to 80% less energy – 30 vs 150 Watts
Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon R7 240 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Average FPS
68
100%
Min 1% FPS
34
100%
Price, €
€269.37
23%
Value, €/FPS
€3.96/FPS
39%
Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
41
60%
Min 1% FPS
16
47%
Price, €
€63.02
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.53/FPS
100%
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Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon R7 240 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon R7 240 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon R7 240 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.834 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
73.6 GB/s
29%
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
14%
Texture Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
8%
FP32
448 GFLOPS
8%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 480 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| $229.00 | MSRP | $69.00 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 150 W | Power Consumption | 30 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
40.51 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 5.6 GPixel/s |
182.3 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 14 GTexel/s |
5.834 TFLOPS | FP32 | 448 GFLOPS |
