Radeon R5 A240 vs HD 8770M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8770M with Radeon R5 A240, including specs and performance data.

HD 8770M
2013
2 GB GDDR5
2.72
+100%

HD 8770M outperforms R5 A240 by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8441042
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.11
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameMarsOland
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2013 (12 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 cores384320
Core clock speed775 MHz1030 MHz
Boost clock speed825 MHz780 MHz
Number of transistors950 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate19.8015.60
Floating-point processing power0.6336 TFLOPSno data
ROPs88
TMUs2420
L1 Cache96 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KBno data

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1800 MBps
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s28.8 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.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.16.5 (5.1)
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1 (1.2)
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.170

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD54
+100%
27−30
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Escape from Tarkov 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Fortnite 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Valorant 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
+121%
24−27
−121%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Dota 2 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Escape from Tarkov 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Fortnite 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Valorant 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Dota 2 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Escape from Tarkov 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Valorant 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Valorant 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Escape from Tarkov 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Valorant 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Escape from Tarkov 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

This is how HD 8770M and R5 A240 compete in popular games:

  • HD 8770M is 100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.72 1.36

HD 8770M has a 100% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 8770M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 A240 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8770M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R5 A240 is a desktop one.

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