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£149.99
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Prices and StockMSRP $279
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MSRP $279
Prices and StockMSRP $69
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MSRP $69
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 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 590 is 1864 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 52% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon R7 240 - 85 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of Radeon R7 240
- Up to 76% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - £35.95 vs £149.99
- Up to 64% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon RX 590 - £0.64 vs £1.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 30 vs 175 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
85
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.76/FPS
36%
Price, £
£149.99
100%
FPS Winner
QTHREE Radeon RX 590 Graphics Card 8G GDDR5 256-bit HDMI DVI DisplayPort DirectX 12 6 PIN Additional Power Connector PCI Express x16
Buy for £149.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 317 minutes ago
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
56
66%
Value, £/FPS
£0.64/FPS
100%
Price, £
£35.95
417%
Value Winner
Powercolor Radeon R7 240 (2GB GDDR5/PCI Express 3.0/780MHz/1150MHz)
Buy for £35.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 317 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 590 | vs | Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $279 | MSRP | $69 |
| 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x VGA |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 650 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1150 MHz |
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