AMD Radeon R5 230 vs AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 230 and AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Radeon R5 230

AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 230

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 50 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 255 vs 194
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2480 vs 2264
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2480 vs 2264

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 April 2014 vs 1 November 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt vs 50 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	255 vs 194
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2480 vs 2264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2480 vs 2264

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

3.1x more texture fill rate: 15.6 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 320 vs 160
2.5x better floating-point performance: 499.2 gflops vs 200.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
2.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 548 vs 222
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4936 vs 4127
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1119 vs 439
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1119 vs 439
Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1284 vs 992
Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1284 vs 992

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	15.6 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
Pipelines	320 vs 160
Floating-point performance	499.2 gflops vs 200.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	548 vs 222
Geekbench - OpenCL	4936 vs 4127
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1119 vs 439
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1119 vs 439
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1284 vs 992
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1284 vs 992

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 230
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

222

548

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

255

194

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4127

4936

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

439

1119

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

439

1119

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

992

1284

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

992

1284

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2480

2264

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2480

2264

Name	AMD Radeon R5 230	AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark	222	548
PassMark - G2D Mark	255	194
Geekbench - OpenCL	4127	4936
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	439	1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	439	1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	992	1284
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	992	1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2480	2264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2480	2264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		162.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		19.668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		77.819

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R5 230	AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Caicos	Oland
Design	AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Launch date	3 April 2014	1 November 2013
Place in performance rating	1319	1406
Price now	$50
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	6.10
Technical info
Floating-point performance	200.0 gflops	499.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	160	320
Texture fill rate	5 GTexel / s	15.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	370 million	1,040 million
Boost clock speed		780 MHz
Core clock speed		730 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 1.0 x4
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	168 mm	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	N / A	None
API support
DirectX	11	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	10.67 GB / s	28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Memory clock speed		1800 MHz
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
PowerPlay