AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM vs Intel HD Graphics 4600

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM and Intel HD Graphics 4600 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • Around 83% higher core clock speed: 730 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • 3.1x more texture fill rate: 15.6 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
  • 16x more pipelines: 320 vs 20
  • 10x better floating-point performance: 499.2 gflops vs 50 gflops
  • Around 54% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4936 vs 3210
  • Around 53% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.569 vs 8.844
  • Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.668 vs 10.385
  • 6.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 77.819 vs 12.361
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1119 vs 988
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1119 vs 988
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 November 2013 vs 3 June 2013
Core clock speed 730 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate 15.6 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
Pipelines 320 vs 20
Floating-point performance 499.2 gflops vs 50 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 4936 vs 3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.569 vs 8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.668 vs 10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 77.819 vs 12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1119 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1119 vs 988

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4600

  • Around 60% higher boost clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 780 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 630 vs 548
  • Around 62% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 314 vs 194
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 171.17 vs 162.886
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.115 vs 1.009
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1702 vs 1284
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2808 vs 2264
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1702 vs 1284
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2808 vs 2264
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 1250 MHz vs 780 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 630 vs 548
PassMark - G2D Mark 314 vs 194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 171.17 vs 162.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.115 vs 1.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1702 vs 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2808 vs 2264
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1702 vs 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2808 vs 2264

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 4600

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
548
630
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
194
314
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4936
3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.569
8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
162.886
171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.009
1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.668
10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
77.819
12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1119
988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1284
1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2264
2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1119
988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1284
1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2264
2808
Name AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM Intel HD Graphics 4600
PassMark - G3D Mark 548 630
PassMark - G2D Mark 194 314
Geekbench - OpenCL 4936 3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.569 8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 162.886 171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.009 1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.668 10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 77.819 12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1119 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1284 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2264 2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1119 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1284 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2264 2808
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 194

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM Intel HD Graphics 4600

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Generation 7.5
Code name Oland Haswell GT2
Launch date 1 November 2013 3 June 2013
Place in performance rating 1406 1359
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 780 MHz 1250 MHz
Core clock speed 730 MHz 400 MHz
Floating-point performance 499.2 gflops 50 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Pipelines 320 20
Texture fill rate 15.6 GTexel / s 5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 45 Watt
Transistor count 1,040 million 392 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Shared memory 1

Technologies

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