The Radeon RX 580 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 €85.71 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 580
- 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 63% cheaper – €51.28 vs €136.99
- Consumes up to 84% less energy – 30 vs 185 Watts
Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon R7 240 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, €
€136.99
37%
Value, €/FPS
€1.95/FPS
64%
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€199.90
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€145.99
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€240.73
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Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
41
59%
Min 1% FPS
16
46%
Price, €
€51.28
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.25/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon R7 240 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon R7 240 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon R7 240 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.175 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
13%
Texture Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
7%
FP32
448 GFLOPS
7%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 580 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Apr 18th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| $229.00 | MSRP | $69.00 |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 185 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 | ||
42.88 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 5.6 GPixel/s |
193 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 14 GTexel/s |
6.175 TFLOPS | FP32 | 448 GFLOPS |
