The Radeon R9 290X is at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R7 240. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R7 240
- Consumes up to 90% less energy – 30 vs 290 Watts
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon R7 240 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
41
61%
Min 1% FPS
16
48%
Price, £
£35.95
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon R7 240 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon R7 240 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon R7 240 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
73.6 GB/s
23%
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
9%
Texture Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
8%
FP32
448 GFLOPS
8%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $69.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 30 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 5.6 GPixel/s |
176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 14 GTexel/s |
5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 448 GFLOPS |
