Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X 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 280X is 24 days older than Radeon R5 240 OEM.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 50 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 21% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon R5 240 OEM - 74 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 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R5 240 OEM
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
6.24 GPixel/s
19%
Texel Fillrate
18.72 GTexel/s
14%
AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $299 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x 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 | 288 GB/s |
| 730 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| 780 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
