AMD Radeon R7 240 vs AMD Radeon R7 250

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 240 and AMD Radeon R7 250 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

  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 75 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250

  • Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 780 MHz
  • Around 44% higher texture fill rate: 22.4 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
  • Around 44% better floating-point performance: 716.8 gflops vs 499.2 gflops
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1051 vs 902
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 283 vs 274
  • Around 41% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7525 vs 5331
  • Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 20.161 vs 13.344
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 304.279 vs 290.632
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.655 vs 1.262
  • Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.046 vs 21.59
  • Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 96.934 vs 60.326
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2179 vs 1688
  • Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3170 vs 2342
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2179 vs 1688
  • Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3170 vs 2342
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 1050 MHz vs 780 MHz
Texture fill rate 22.4 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 320
Floating-point performance 716.8 gflops vs 499.2 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1051 vs 902
PassMark - G2D Mark 283 vs 274
Geekbench - OpenCL 7525 vs 5331
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.161 vs 13.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 304.279 vs 290.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.655 vs 1.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.046 vs 21.59
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 96.934 vs 60.326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2179 vs 1688
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3170 vs 2342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2179 vs 1688
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3170 vs 2342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3353

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 240
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 250

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
902
1051
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
274
283
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
5331
7525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.344
20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
290.632
304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.262
1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.59
30.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
60.326
96.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1688
2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2342
3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1688
2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2342
3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
3356
Name AMD Radeon R7 240 AMD Radeon R7 250
PassMark - G3D Mark 902 1051
PassMark - G2D Mark 274 283
Geekbench - OpenCL 5331 7525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.344 20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 290.632 304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.262 1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.59 30.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 60.326 96.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1688 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2342 3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1688 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2342 3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 240 AMD Radeon R7 250

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Oland Oland
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date 8 October 2013 8 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $69 $89
Place in performance rating 1236 1087
Price now $49.99 $78.34
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 24.92 27.62

Technical info

Boost clock speed 780 MHz 1050 MHz
Floating-point performance 499.2 gflops 716.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 320 384
Stream Processors 320 384
Texture fill rate 15.6 GTexel / s 22.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 1,040 million 1,040 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Length 168 mm 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors N / A N / A

API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 72 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1150 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3 / GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
AppAcceleration