AMD Radeon R7 240 vs ATI Radeon HD 5450

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 240 and ATI Radeon HD 5450 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.

AMD Radeon R7 240

ATI Radeon HD 5450

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 240

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 20% higher boost clock speed: 780 MHz vs 650 MHz
3x more texture fill rate: 15.6 GTexel / s vs 5.2 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 320 vs 80
4.8x better floating-point performance: 499.2 gflops vs 104 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
Around 44% higher memory clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 800 MHz
6.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 902 vs 136
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 274 vs 140
2.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5331 vs 2572
7.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.262 vs 0.16
6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 60.326 vs 10.124
4.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1688 vs 344
3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2342 vs 666
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 1457
4.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1688 vs 344
3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2342 vs 666
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 1457

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 October 2013 vs 4 February 2010
Boost clock speed	780 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate	15.6 GTexel / s vs 5.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	320 vs 80
Floating-point performance	499.2 gflops vs 104 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	1150 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	902 vs 136
PassMark - G2D Mark	274 vs 140
Geekbench - OpenCL	5331 vs 2572
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.262 vs 0.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	60.326 vs 10.124
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1688 vs 344
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2342 vs 666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353 vs 1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1688 vs 344
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2342 vs 666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353 vs 1457

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 5450

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 50 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt vs 50 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 240
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 5450

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

902

136

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

274

140

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5331

2572

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.262

0.16

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

60.326

10.124

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1688

344

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2342

666

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

1457

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1688

344

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2342

666

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

1457

Name	AMD Radeon R7 240	ATI Radeon HD 5450
PassMark - G3D Mark	902	136
PassMark - G2D Mark	274	140
Geekbench - OpenCL	5331	2572
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	290.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.262	0.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	21.59
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	60.326	10.124
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1688	344
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2342	666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353	1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1688	344
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2342	666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353	1457
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 240	ATI Radeon HD 5450
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Oland	Cedar
Design	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series	ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series
Launch date	8 October 2013	4 February 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$69
Place in performance rating	1236	1606
Price now	$49.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	24.92
Technical info
Boost clock speed	780 MHz	650 MHz
Floating-point performance	499.2 gflops	104 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	320	80
Stream Processors	320
Texture fill rate	15.6 GTexel / s	5.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	19 Watt
Transistor count	1,040 million	292 million
Core clock speed		650 MHz
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
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	168 mm	170 mm
Supplementary power connectors	N / A	None
API support
DirectX	12	11
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	6.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1150 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	DDR2
Technologies
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
AMD Eyefinity