AMD Radeon R7 240 vs AMD Radeon HD 7790

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 240 and AMD Radeon HD 7790 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 R7 240

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • Around 70% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2342 vs 988
  • Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 2061
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2342 vs 988
  • Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 2061
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 October 2013 vs 22 March 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 85 Watt
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2342 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 vs 2061
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2342 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 vs 2061

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7790

  • 3.6x more texture fill rate: 56 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
  • 2.8x more pipelines: 896 vs 320
  • 3.6x better floating-point performance: 1,792 gflops vs 499.2 gflops
  • 5.2x more memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 1150 MHz
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3090 vs 902
  • Around 68% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 459 vs 274
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 14832 vs 5331
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 40.763 vs 13.344
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 828.247 vs 290.632
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.646 vs 1.262
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 63.284 vs 21.59
  • 3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 217.744 vs 60.326
  • 3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5087 vs 1688
  • 3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5087 vs 1688
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 56 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 896 vs 320
Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops vs 499.2 gflops
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3090 vs 902
PassMark - G2D Mark 459 vs 274
Geekbench - OpenCL 14832 vs 5331
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 40.763 vs 13.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 828.247 vs 290.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.646 vs 1.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 63.284 vs 21.59
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 217.744 vs 60.326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5087 vs 1688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5087 vs 1688

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 240
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7790

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
902
3090
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
274
459
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
5331
14832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.344
40.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
290.632
828.247
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.262
3.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.59
63.284
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
60.326
217.744
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1688
5087
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2342
988
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
2061
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1688
5087
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2342
988
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
2061
Name AMD Radeon R7 240 AMD Radeon HD 7790
PassMark - G3D Mark 902 3090
PassMark - G2D Mark 274 459
Geekbench - OpenCL 5331 14832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.344 40.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 290.632 828.247
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.262 3.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.59 63.284
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 60.326 217.744
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1688 5087
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2342 988
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 2061
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1688 5087
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2342 988
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 2061
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 240 AMD Radeon HD 7790

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Oland Bonaire
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
Launch date 8 October 2013 22 March 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $69 $149
Place in performance rating 1236 820
Price now $49.99 $134.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 24.92 29.57

Technical info

Boost clock speed 780 MHz
Floating-point performance 499.2 gflops 1,792 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 320 896
Stream Processors 320
Texture fill rate 15.6 GTexel / s 56 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 85 Watt
Transistor count 1,040 million 2,080 million
Core clock speed 1000 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 168 mm 183 mm
Supplementary power connectors N / A 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 96 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1150 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5

Technologies

CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync