R7 240 vs PRO WX 3100

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Combined performance score

PRO WX 3100
6.47
+176%

PRO WX 3100 outperforms R7 240 by 176% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking535805
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.090.15
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 12Oland
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date21 March 2017 (7 years old)8 October 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $69
Current price$242 (1.2x MSRP)$109 (1.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO WX 3100 has 2627% better value for money than R7 240.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores512320
Boost clock speed1219 MHz780 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate39.0114.00
Floating-point performance1,248 gflops499.2 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon PRO WX 3100 and Radeon R7 240 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneN/A

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s72 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMIno data+
DisplayPort supportno data-

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data-
CrossFireno data1
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data-
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data-
DDMA audiono data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131no data
Mantleno data-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

PRO WX 3100 6.47
+176%
R7 240 2.34

PRO WX 3100 outperforms R7 240 by 176% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

PRO WX 3100 2507
+176%
R7 240 907

PRO WX 3100 outperforms R7 240 by 176% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

PRO WX 3100 2671
+119%
R7 240 1220

PRO WX 3100 outperforms R7 240 by 119% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD14
+180%
5−6
−180%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Hitman 3 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Hitman 3 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Hitman 3 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

This is how PRO WX 3100 and R7 240 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • PRO WX 3100 is 180% faster than R7 240

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 6.47 2.34
Recency 21 March 2017 8 October 2013
Cost $199 $69
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 50 Watt

The Radeon PRO WX 3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 240 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 3100 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon R7 240 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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