TITAN RTX vs Radeon R7 240

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 240 and TITAN RTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 240
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
2.08

TITAN RTX outperforms R7 240 by a whopping 2000% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking89388
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.166.77
Power efficiency5.4212.19
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameOlandTU102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)18 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$69 $2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

TITAN RTX has 4131% better value for money than R7 240.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3204608
Core clock speedno data1350 MHz
Boost clock speed780 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors950 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt280 Watt
Texture fill rate14.00509.8
Floating-point processing power0.448 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs20288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsN/A2x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1150 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s672.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
DDMA audio+no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

R7 240 2.08
TITAN RTX 43.67
+2000%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R7 240 900
TITAN RTX 18858
+1995%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R7 240 1220
TITAN RTX 35884
+2841%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD7−8
−2200%
161
+2200%
1440p4−5
−2450%
102
+2450%
4K3−4
−2333%
73
+2333%

Cost per frame, $

1080p9.86
+57.5%
15.52
−57.5%
1440p17.25
+42%
24.50
−42%
4K23.00
+48.8%
34.23
−48.8%
  • R7 240 has 57% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • R7 240 has 42% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • R7 240 has 49% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 353
+0%
353
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Sons of the Forest 131
+0%
131
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 163
+0%
163
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 342
+0%
342
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Far Cry 5 165
+0%
165
+0%
Fortnite 169
+0%
169
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 187
+0%
187
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 168
+0%
168
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 202
+0%
202
+0%
Sons of the Forest 118
+0%
118
+0%
Valorant 348
+0%
348
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 164
+0%
164
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 270
+0%
270
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Dota 2 155
+0%
155
+0%
Far Cry 5 156
+0%
156
+0%
Fortnite 176
+0%
176
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 186
+0%
186
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 153
+0%
153
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 152
+0%
152
+0%
Metro Exodus 134
+0%
134
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 163
+0%
163
+0%
Sons of the Forest 113
+0%
113
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 267
+0%
267
+0%
Valorant 336
+0%
336
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160
+0%
160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Dota 2 148
+0%
148
+0%
Far Cry 5 146
+0%
146
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 175
+0%
175
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 136
+0%
136
+0%
Sons of the Forest 112
+0%
112
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
+0%
139
+0%
Valorant 236
+0%
236
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 134
+0%
134
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 157
+0%
157
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 114
+0%
114
+0%
Metro Exodus 85
+0%
85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 307
+0%
307
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry 5 134
+0%
134
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 157
+0%
157
+0%
Sons of the Forest 87
+0%
87
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45
+0%
45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 134
+0%
134
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+0%
103
+0%
Valorant 300
+0%
300
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+0%
33
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 114
+0%
114
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 96
+0%
96
+0%
Sons of the Forest 56
+0%
56
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 74
+0%
74
+0%

This is how R7 240 and TITAN RTX compete in popular games:

  • TITAN RTX is 2200% faster in 1080p
  • TITAN RTX is 2450% faster in 1440p
  • TITAN RTX is 2333% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.08 43.67
Recency 8 October 2013 18 December 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 280 Watt

R7 240 has 460% lower power consumption.

TITAN RTX, on the other hand, has a 1999.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The TITAN RTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 240 in performance tests.

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