AMD Radeon R7 240 vs ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Oland | R700 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Oland LE | R700 PRO (215-0669065) |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | TeraScale |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 956 million |
| Die size | 77 mm² | 256 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 8th, 2013 | Nov 7th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | Radeon R700 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 69 USD | 420 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 5 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | Radeon R600 |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | Evergreen |
Clocks
| Base clock | 650 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 700 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1150 MHz 4.6 Gbps effective | 995 MHz 1990 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 625 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 73.60 GB/s | 63.68 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 320 | 800 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 20 | 40 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| Compute units | 5 | 10 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 5.600 GPixel/s | 10.00 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 14.00 GTexel/s | 25.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 448.0 GFLOPS | 1,000 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 28.00 GFLOPS (1:16) | 200.0 GFLOPS (1:5) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| TDP | 30 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 600 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | 4x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board number | C552, C577 | B501 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 10.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
