The Radeon RX Vega 56 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 $297.33 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX Vega 56
- 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 83% cheaper – $63.02 vs $360.35
- Consumes up to 86% less energy – 30 vs 210 Watts
Radeon RX Vega 56 vs Radeon R7 240 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Average FPS
86
100%
Min 1% FPS
46
100%
Price, €
€360.35
17%
Value, €/FPS
€4.19/FPS
37%
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€360.35
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€414.59
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€404.50
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€359.46
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€431.53
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€431.53
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€539.64
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€342.34
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Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
41
48%
Min 1% FPS
16
35%
Price, €
€63.02
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.53/FPS
100%
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€63.02
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€112.61
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Out of Stock
Radeon RX Vega 56 vs Radeon R7 240 in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX Vega 56 vs Radeon R7 240 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX Vega 56 vs Radeon R7 240 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
73.6 GB/s
18%
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
6%
Texture Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
4%
FP32
448 GFLOPS
4%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX Vega 56 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Aug 14th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $69.00 |
| Vega | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 210 W | Power Consumption | 30 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| HBM2 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2048-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
409.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
94.14 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 5.6 GPixel/s |
329.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 14 GTexel/s |
10.54 TFLOPS | FP32 | 448 GFLOPS |
