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£35.95
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AvailabilityMSRP $69
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AvailabilityMSRP $229
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MSRP $229
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 580 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 Radeon RX 580 is 1288 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of Radeon R7 240
- Up to 75% cheaper than Radeon RX 580 - £35.95 vs £143.05
- Up to 69% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Radeon RX 580 - £0.36 vs £1.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 30 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 23% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Radeon R7 240 - 122 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 8 vs 2 GB
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
99
81%
Value, £/FPS
£0.36/FPS
100%
Price, £
£35.95
100%
Value Winner
Powercolor Radeon R7 240 (2GB GDDR5/PCI Express 3.0/780MHz/1150MHz)
Buy for £35.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350 minutes ago
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
122
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.17/FPS
31%
Price, £
£143.05
25%
FPS Winner
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition OC 8 GB GDDR5 3xDP/HDMI/DVI-D Graphics Card - Black
Buy for £143.05 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 580
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R7 240 | vs | Radeon RX 580 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$69 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 73.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 650 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
| 700 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
| 1150 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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