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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms Radeon R7 240 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 16 days newer than Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 54% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon R7 240 - 91 vs 59 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Consumes up to 90% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 30 vs 290 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Powercolor Radeon R7 240 (2GB GDDR5/PCI Express 3.0/780MHz/1150MHz)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
8.75%
Texel Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
7.954545454545454%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $69 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 650 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1150 MHz |
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