The Radeon RX 590 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R7 240 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's only £110.04 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R7 240
- Up to 73% cheaper – £39.95 vs £149.99
- Consumes up to 83% less energy – 30 vs 175 Watts
Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon R7 240 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, £
£149.99
26%
Value, £/FPS
£2.05/FPS
47%
Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
41
56%
Min 1% FPS
16
43%
Price, £
£39.95
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.97/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon R7 240 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon R7 240 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon R7 240 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
73.6 GB/s
29%
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
11%
Texture Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
6%
FP32
448 GFLOPS
6%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 590 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| $279.00 | MSRP | $69.00 |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 175 W | Power Consumption | 30 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
49.44 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 5.6 GPixel/s |
222.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 14 GTexel/s |
7.119 TFLOPS | FP32 | 448 GFLOPS |
