Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms Radeon R5 240 OEM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 8 days older than Radeon R5 240 OEM.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 50 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 20% better in Rust than Radeon R5 240 OEM - 100 vs 83 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM - 4 vs 2 GB
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R5 240 OEM
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2013
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R5 240 OEM
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
6.24 GPixel/s
9.75%
Texel Fillrate
18.72 GTexel/s
10.636363636363635%
AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 730 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 780 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
