Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 240 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 346 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Up to 52% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $59.95 vs $124.5
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 30 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 96% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon R7 240 - 49 vs 25 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 4 vs 2 GB
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
7.1960935492161395%
Texel Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
8.997429305912597%
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 240 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
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Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$69 | MSRP | $549 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
73.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
650 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
700 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
1150 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |