Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 6500 XT is 3025 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of Radeon R7 240
- Up to 70% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - €94.99 vs €315.99
- Up to 56% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Radeon RX 6500 XT - €1.08 vs €2.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 30 vs 107 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 45% better in Sea of Thieves than Radeon R7 240 - 128 vs 88 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 4 vs 2 GB
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
88
69%
Value, €/FPS
€1.08/FPS
100%
Price, €
€94.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €94.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 120 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
128
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.47/FPS
44%
Price, €
€315.99
30%
FPS Winner
Buy for €315.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 119 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R7 240 | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
---|---|---|
Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$69 | MSRP | $199 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
73.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
650 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
700 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
1150 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |