Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon R5 240 OEM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 123 days newer than Radeon R5 240 OEM.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 50 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 20% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon R5 240 OEM - 73 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM - 3 vs 2 GB
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R5 240 OEM
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2013
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R5 240 OEM
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
6.24 GPixel/s
20%
Texel Fillrate
18.72 GTexel/s
17%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 730 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| 780 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
