AMD Radeon HD 8240 vs AMD Radeon HD 6480G

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8240 and AMD Radeon HD 6480G videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8240

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 45% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 978 vs 673
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 May 2013 vs 15 June 2011
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 978 vs 673

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6480G

  • Around 11% higher core clock speed: 444 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • Around 88% higher pipelines: 240 vs 128
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 81 vs 63
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 257 vs 246
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1082 vs 988
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1082 vs 988
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1696 vs 1627
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1696 vs 1627
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 444 MHz vs 400 MHz
Pipelines 240 vs 128
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 81 vs 63
PassMark - G3D Mark 257 vs 246
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1082 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1082 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1696 vs 1627
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1696 vs 1627

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8240
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6480G

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
978
673
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
63
81
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
246
257
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
988
1082
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
988
1082
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1627
1696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1627
1696
Name AMD Radeon HD 8240 AMD Radeon HD 6480G
Geekbench - OpenCL 978 673
PassMark - G2D Mark 63 81
PassMark - G3D Mark 246 257
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 988 1082
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 988 1082
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1627 1696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1627 1696
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 592
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 592

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon HD 8240 AMD Radeon HD 6480G

Essentials

Architecture GCN Terascale 2
Code name Temash Llano
Launch date 23 May 2013 15 June 2011
Place in performance rating 1533 1536
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 400 MHz 444 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Pipelines 128 240
Transistor count 1000 Million

API support

DirectX 11.1 11

Memory

Shared memory 1 1