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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 8970M outperforms Radeon R7 240 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 8970M is 147 days older than Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8970M
- Performs up to 8% better in New World than Radeon R7 240 - 65 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 8970M - 30 vs 100 Watts
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
PowerColor AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB 64-bit GDDR5 Graphics Card
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 8970M
Mobile • May 14th, 2013
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 8970M | vs | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Solar System | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $69 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 650 MHz |
900 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1150 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 8970M or Radeon R7 240
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
1 FPS
$499/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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