RTX A4500 vs Radeon HD 8240

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8240 with RTX A4500, including specs and performance data.

HD 8240
2013
15 Watt
0.64

RTX A4500 outperforms HD 8240 by a whopping 8669% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking118545
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.9519.43
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameKalindiGA102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 November 2013 (11 years ago)23 November 2021 (2 years ago)

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 cores1287168
Core clock speed400 MHz1050 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate3.200369.6
Floating-point processing power0.1024 TFLOPS23.65 TFLOPS
ROPs496
TMUs8224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared20 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared320 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data640.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 8240 0.64
RTX A4500 56.12
+8669%

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.

HD 8240 246
RTX A4500 21654
+8702%

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−8567%
260−270
+8567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−8650%
350−400
+8650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−8567%
260−270
+8567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−8567%
260−270
+8567%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%
Hitman 3 5−6
−7900%
400−450
+7900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−8536%
950−1000
+8536%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−8233%
500−550
+8233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−8567%
2600−2650
+8567%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−8650%
350−400
+8650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−8567%
260−270
+8567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−8567%
260−270
+8567%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%
Hitman 3 5−6
−7900%
400−450
+7900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−8536%
950−1000
+8536%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−8233%
500−550
+8233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−8400%
850−900
+8400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−8567%
2600−2650
+8567%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−8650%
350−400
+8650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−8567%
260−270
+8567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−8567%
260−270
+8567%
Hitman 3 5−6
−7900%
400−450
+7900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−8536%
950−1000
+8536%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−8233%
500−550
+8233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−8400%
850−900
+8400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−8567%
2600−2650
+8567%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%
Hitman 3 6−7
−8233%
500−550
+8233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−8567%
260−270
+8567%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−8567%
260−270
+8567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−8400%
170−180
+8400%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 56.12
Recency 1 November 2013 23 November 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 200 Watt

HD 8240 has 1233.3% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500, on the other hand, has a 8668.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8240 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8240 is a desktop card while RTX A4500 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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AMD Radeon HD 8240
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