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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 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 480 is 995 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Up to 90% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $29.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon RX 480 - $0.91 vs $4.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 30 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 88% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon R7 240 - 62 vs 33 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 8 vs 2 GB
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
33
53.2258064516129%
Value, $/FPS
$0.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.99
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB 64-bit GDDR5 Graphics Card
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Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
62
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.82/FPS
18.87966804979253%
Price, $
$299
10%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
13.823747222907922%
Texel Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
7.679648930334612%
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 240 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
$69 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 73.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 650 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1120 MHz |
| 700 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
| 1150 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R7 240 or Radeon RX 480
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$1199.99/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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