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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: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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$139.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$189.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$169.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$139.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 6500 XT is 3025 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Up to 79% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $29.99 vs $139.99
- Up to 61% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $0.65 vs $1.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 30 vs 107 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 85% better in Monster Hunter: World than Radeon R7 240 - 85 vs 46 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 4 vs 2 GB
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
46
54.11764705882353%
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 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
85
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.65/FPS
39.3939393939394%
Price, $
$139.99
21%
FPS Winner
Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
Buy for $139.99 on Amazon
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Updated 312285 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
6.216696269982238%
Texel Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
7.76914539400666%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 240 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$69 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
| 73.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 650 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 700 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1150 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R7 240 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
57 FPS
$14.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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65 FPS
$13.85/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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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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64 FPS
$14.53/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$929.99
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63 FPS
$12.22/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$769.99
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