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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$127.22
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$469
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 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 GeForce GTX 970 is 346 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Up to 76% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $29.99 vs $127.22
- Up to 62% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than GeForce GTX 970 - $0.65 vs $1.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 30 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 61% better in Monster Hunter: World than Radeon R7 240 - 74 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
62.16216216216216%
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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GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
74
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.72/FPS
37.7906976744186%
Price, $
$127.22
23%
FPS Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling Graphics Card 04G-P4-2974-KR
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
8.488706988024859%
Texel Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
11.428571428571429%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 240 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$69 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 73.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 650 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
| 700 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1150 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R7 240 or GeForce GTX 970
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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