HD Graphics vs Radeon R7 240

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 240 and HD Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 240
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
2.33
+203%

R7 240 outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8501153
Place by popularitynot in top-10085
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.16no data
Power efficiency5.321.51
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameOlandIvy Bridge GT1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)1 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$69 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores32048
Core clock speedno data650 MHz
Boost clock speed780 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistors950 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate14.006.300
Floating-point processing power0.448 TFLOPS0.1008 TFLOPS
ROPs81
TMUs206

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 1.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectorsN/Ano data

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1150 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth72 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGANo outputs
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 compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.0
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan-1.1.80

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.

R7 240 2.33
+203%
HD Graphics 0.77

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 240 897
+201%
HD Graphics 298

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
+307%
HD Graphics 300

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.33 0.77
Recency 8 October 2013 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 35 Watt

R7 240 has a 202.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

HD Graphics, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

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


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