AMD Radeon R6 Graphics vs AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R6 Graphics 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. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R6 Graphics

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 1% higher texture fill rate: 15.72 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
  • Around 1% better floating-point performance: 503.0 gflops vs 499.2 gflops
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 618 vs 544
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 224.132 vs 162.886
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1784 vs 1284
  • Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3182 vs 2264
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1784 vs 1284
  • Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3182 vs 2264
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 September 2014 vs 1 November 2013
Texture fill rate 15.72 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 320
Floating-point performance 503.0 gflops vs 499.2 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 618 vs 544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 224.132 vs 162.886
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1784 vs 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3182 vs 2264
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1784 vs 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3182 vs 2264

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

  • Around 37% higher core clock speed: 730 MHz vs 533 MHz
  • Around 30% higher boost clock speed: 780 MHz vs 600 MHz
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 193 vs 139
  • Around 21% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4947 vs 4077
  • Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.569 vs 11.201
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.009 vs 0.942
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.668 vs 19.267
  • Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 77.819 vs 45.165
  • Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1119 vs 860
  • Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1119 vs 860
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 730 MHz vs 533 MHz
Boost clock speed 780 MHz vs 600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 193 vs 139
Geekbench - OpenCL 4947 vs 4077
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.569 vs 11.201
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.009 vs 0.942
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.668 vs 19.267
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 77.819 vs 45.165
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1119 vs 860
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1119 vs 860

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
618
544
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
139
193
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4077
4947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11.201
13.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
224.132
162.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.942
1.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.267
19.668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
45.165
77.819
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
860
1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1784
1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3182
2264
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
860
1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1784
1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3182
2264
Name AMD Radeon R6 Graphics AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 618 544
PassMark - G2D Mark 139 193
Geekbench - OpenCL 4077 4947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.201 13.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 224.132 162.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.942 1.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.267 19.668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 45.165 77.819
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 860 1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1784 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3182 2264
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 860 1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1784 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3182 2264

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R6 Graphics AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

Essentials

Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Spectre Oland
Launch date 17 September 2014 1 November 2013
Place in performance rating 1412 1414
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 600 MHz 780 MHz
Core clock speed 533 MHz 730 MHz
Floating-point performance 503.0 gflops 499.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 320
Texture fill rate 15.72 GTexel / s 15.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 2,410 million 1,040 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface IGP PCIe 3.0 x8
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

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