Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 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 R5 230 is 177 days newer than Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 132% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon R7 240 - 102 vs 44 FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 19 vs 30 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 2 vs 1 GB
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
44.642857142857146%
Texel Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
35.714285714285715%
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
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Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $69 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
None | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 650 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1150 MHz |