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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 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 R9 280 is 147 days newer than Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 12% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Radeon R7 240 - 74 vs 66 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Consumes up to 85% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 30 vs 200 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
PowerColor AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB 64-bit GDDR5 Graphics Card
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $69 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 650 MHz |
933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1150 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 280 or Radeon R7 240
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
40 FPS
$25/FPS
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FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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