AMD Radeon R7 M460 vs AMD Radeon R7 240

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M460 and AMD Radeon R7 240 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 M460

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 44% higher boost clock speed: 1125 MHz vs 780 MHz
  • Around 73% higher texture fill rate: 27 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
  • Around 73% better floating-point performance: 864.0 gflops vs 499.2 gflops
  • Around 57% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1150 MHz
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1067 vs 900
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 19.679 vs 13.344
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 358.673 vs 290.632
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.572 vs 1.262
  • Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.024 vs 21.59
  • Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 85.168 vs 60.326
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2294 vs 1688
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2294 vs 1688
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 May 2016 vs 8 October 2013
Boost clock speed 1125 MHz vs 780 MHz
Texture fill rate 27 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 320
Floating-point performance 864.0 gflops vs 499.2 gflops
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1067 vs 900
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 19.679 vs 13.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 358.673 vs 290.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.572 vs 1.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.024 vs 21.59
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 85.168 vs 60.326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2294 vs 1688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2294 vs 1688

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 240

  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 272 vs 204
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5033 vs 4999
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2342 vs 1767
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 2772
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2342 vs 1767
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 2772
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 272 vs 204
Geekbench - OpenCL 5033 vs 4999
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2342 vs 1767
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 vs 2772
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2342 vs 1767
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 vs 2772

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M460
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 240

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1067
900
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
204
272
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4999
5033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.679
13.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
358.673
290.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.572
1.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.024
21.59
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
85.168
60.326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2294
1688
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1767
2342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2772
3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2294
1688
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1767
2342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2772
3353
Name AMD Radeon R7 M460 AMD Radeon R7 240
PassMark - G3D Mark 1067 900
PassMark - G2D Mark 204 272
Geekbench - OpenCL 4999 5033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 19.679 13.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 358.673 290.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.572 1.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.024 21.59
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 85.168 60.326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2294 1688
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1767 2342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2772 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2294 1688
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1767 2342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2772 3353
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 M460 AMD Radeon R7 240

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Meso Oland
Launch date 15 May 2016 8 October 2013
Place in performance rating 1242 1256
Type Laptop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $69
Price now $49.99
Value for money (0-100) 24.92

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1125 MHz 780 MHz
Core clock speed 1100 MHz
Floating-point performance 864.0 gflops 499.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 320
Texture fill rate 27 GTexel / s 15.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,040 million
Stream Processors 320
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

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

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 72 GB/s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1150 MHz
Shared memory 0
Memory type DDR3

Technologies

CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync