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
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| Name | AMD Radeon R7 240 | AMD Radeon R7 250 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| 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 |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Memory |
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| 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 | |
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