AMD Radeon R5 M240 vs AMD Radeon HD 8490 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 M240 and AMD Radeon HD 8490 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 - 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 M240

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 875 MHz
  • 2.9x more texture fill rate: 20.6 GTexel / s vs 7 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 320 vs 160
  • 2.4x better floating-point performance: 659.2 gflops vs 280.0 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 458 vs 263
  • 8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6975 vs 872
  • Around 34% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1444 vs 1078
  • Around 34% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1444 vs 1078
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3249 vs 2093
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3249 vs 2093
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 881 vs 672
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 881 vs 672
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 September 2014 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed 1000 MHz vs 875 MHz
Texture fill rate 20.6 GTexel / s vs 7 GTexel / s
Pipelines 320 vs 160
Floating-point performance 659.2 gflops vs 280.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 458 vs 263
Geekbench - OpenCL 6975 vs 872
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1444 vs 1078
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1444 vs 1078
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3249 vs 2093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3249 vs 2093
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 881 vs 672
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 881 vs 672

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8490 OEM

  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 174 vs 150
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 174 vs 150

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 M240
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8490 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
458
263
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
150
174
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6975
872
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1444
1078
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1444
1078
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3249
2093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3249
2093
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
881
672
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
881
672
Name AMD Radeon R5 M240 AMD Radeon HD 8490 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 458 263
PassMark - G2D Mark 150 174
Geekbench - OpenCL 6975 872
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1444 1078
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1444 1078
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3249 2093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3249 2093
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 881 672
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 881 672
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.021
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 104.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 23.365

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R5 M240 AMD Radeon HD 8490 OEM

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 TeraScale 2
Code name Jet Caicos
Design AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Launch date 18 September 2014 23 July 2013
Place in performance rating 1298 1541
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 1000 MHz 875 MHz
Floating-point performance 659.2 gflops 280.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 320 160
Texture fill rate 20.6 GTexel / s 7 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,040 million 370 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support Not Listed
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 11 11.2 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4 4.4

Memory

Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 14.4 GB / s
Memory type Not Listed DDR3
Shared memory 0
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
DualGraphics
Enduro
HD3D
Powerplay
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore