AMD Radeon RX 480 vs AMD Radeon R7 240 OEM
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 480 and AMD Radeon R7 240 OEM 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 RX 480
- Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- Around 53% higher core clock speed: 1120 MHz vs 730 MHz
- Around 62% higher boost clock speed: 1266 MHz vs 780 MHz
- 11.7x more texture fill rate: 182.3 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
- 7.2x more pipelines: 2304 vs 320
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
- 3.9x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1800 MHz
| Launch date | 29 June 2016 vs 1 November 2013 |
| Core clock speed | 1120 MHz vs 730 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1266 MHz vs 780 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 182.3 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 2304 vs 320 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 2 GB |
| Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz vs 1800 MHz |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 240 OEM
- 86.1x better floating-point performance: 499.2 gflops vs 5.8 TFLOPs
- 3x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 150 Watt
| Floating-point performance | 499.2 gflops vs 5.8 TFLOPs |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 50 Watt vs 150 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 480
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 240 OEM
| Name | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon R7 240 OEM |
|---|---|---|
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 8578 | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 774 | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 39538 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 103.851 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 769.541 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 7.593 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 67.879 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 597.772 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 11172 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3719 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3361 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 11172 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3719 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3361 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 966 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon R7 240 OEM | |
|---|---|---|
Essentials |
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| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Code name | Ellesmere | Oland |
| Design | Radeon RX 400 Series | |
| GCN generation | 4th Gen | |
| Launch date | 29 June 2016 | 1 November 2013 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | |
| Place in performance rating | 360 | not rated |
| Price now | $299.99 | |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 39.12 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1266 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Compute units | 36 | |
| Core clock speed | 1120 MHz | 730 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 5.8 TFLOPs | 499.2 gflops |
| GPU Power | 110 Watt | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 2304 | 320 |
| Stream Processors | 2304 | |
| Texture fill rate | 182.3 GTexel / s | 15.6 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Transistor count | 5,700 million | 1,040 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| DisplayPort support | ||
| Dual-link DVI support | ||
| Eyefinity | ||
| HDMI | ||
| VGA | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bridgeless CrossFire | ||
| Bus support | n / a | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 241 mm | |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 500 Watt | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12.0 (11_1) |
| Mantle | ||
| OpenCL | 2.0 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Vulkan | ||
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 28.8 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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| 4K H264 Decode | ||
| 4K H264 Encode | ||
| AMD Eyefinity | ||
| AMD Radeon™ Chill | ||
| AMD Radeon™ ReLive | ||
| AppAcceleration | ||
| CrossFire | ||
| DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready | ||
| Enduro | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| FRTC | ||
| H265/HEVC Decode | ||
| H265/HEVC Encode | ||
| HD3D | ||
| HDMI 2.0b | ||
| HDMI 4K Support | ||
| LiquidVR | ||
| PowerTune | ||
| TressFX | ||
| TrueAudio | ||
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
| Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||
| VR Ready | ||
| ZeroCore | ||
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