Radeon R5 A240 vs ATI HD 4200

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4200 and Radeon R5 A240, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4200
2009
0.27

R5 A240 outperforms HD 4200 by a whopping 411% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14071040
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.12
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameRS880Oland
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 August 2009 (16 years ago)2014 (11 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 cores40320
Core clock speed500 MHz1030 MHz
Boost clock speedno data780 MHz
Number of transistors181 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate2.00015.60
Floating-point processing power0.04 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48
TMUs420

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data168 mm
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1800 MBps
Memory bandwidthno data28.8 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x VGA
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.16.5 (5.1)
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.02.1 (1.2)
VulkanN/A1.2.170

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

ATI HD 4200 0.27
R5 A240 1.38
+411%

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.

ATI HD 4200 111
Samples: 1302
R5 A240 576
+419%
Samples: 1

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

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Valorant 24−27
−380%
120−130
+380%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−400%
65−70
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Dota 2 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Valorant 24−27
−380%
120−130
+380%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Dota 2 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Valorant 24−27
−380%
120−130
+380%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%

1440p
Ultra

Escape from Tarkov 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−400%
70−75
+400%
Valorant 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 1.38
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

R5 A240 has a 411.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R5 A240 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4200 in performance tests.

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