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$119.99
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MSRP in USD: $279
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $69
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MSRP in USD: $69
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$29.77
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 240 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R7 240 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 1864 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 21% better in Valorant than Radeon R7 240 - 600 vs 495 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Up to 75% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - $29.77 vs $119.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing Valorant than Radeon RX 590 - $0.06 vs $0.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 30 vs 175 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)
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Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
495
82%
Value, $/FPS
$0.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.77
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB 64-bit GDDR5 Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $69 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 650 MHz |
1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1150 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 590 or Radeon R7 240
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
193 FPS
$6.22/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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