Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 240 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R7 240 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2653 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 119% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon R7 240 - 68 vs 31 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 12 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Up to 87% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - £34.57 vs £264.98
- Up to 71% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than GeForce RTX 3060 - £1.12 vs £3.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 30 vs 170 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
68
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.9/FPS
28%
Price, £
£264.98
13%
FPS Winner
Buy for £264.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 214 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
31
45%
Value, £/FPS
£1.12/FPS
100%
Price, £
£34.57
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £34.57 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 214 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
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Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $69 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 650 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1150 MHz |