Radeon R7 240 vs R9 FURY X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 FURY X and Radeon R7 240, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 FURY X
2015
4 GB High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), 275 Watt
24.83
+966%

R9 FURY X outperforms R7 240 by a whopping 966% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking215841
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.830.16
Power efficiency6.515.60
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameFijiOland
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferencereference
Release date24 June 2015 (9 years ago)8 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $69

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 FURY X has 4169% better value for money than R7 240.

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 cores4096320
Compute units64no data
Boost clock speed1050 MHz780 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate268.814.00
Floating-point processing power8.602 TFLOPS0.448 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs25620

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 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length191 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinN/A
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)+no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s72 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire++
FRTC+-
FreeSync++
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio++

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+-
Mantle+-

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.

R9 FURY X 24.83
+966%
R7 240 2.33

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.

R9 FURY X 9580
+966%
R7 240 899

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.

R9 FURY X 16710
+1270%
R7 240 1220

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 24.83 2.33
Recency 24 June 2015 8 October 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 50 Watt

R9 FURY X has a 965.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

R7 240, on the other hand, has 450% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 FURY X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 240 in performance tests.


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