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$29.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $69
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MSRP in USD: $69
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $279
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MSRP in USD: $279
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$119.99
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
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$103.95
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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 R7 240
- Up to 75% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - $29.99 vs $119.99
- Up to 55% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Radeon RX 590 - $0.65 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 30 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 80% better in Monster Hunter: World than Radeon R7 240 - 83 vs 46 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 8 vs 2 GB
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
46
55.42168674698795%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/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 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
83
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
44.827586206896555%
Price, $
$119.99
24%
FPS Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
11.326860841423949%
Texel Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
6.292134831460674%
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 240 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$69 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-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 | 1469 MHz |
| 700 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1150 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R7 240 or Radeon RX 590
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
10 FPS
$120/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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