Radeon 680M vs R5 A240

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 A240 with Radeon 680M, including specs and performance data.

R5 A240
2014
2 GB DDR3, 50 Watt
1.49

Radeon 680M outperforms R5 A240 by a whopping 1065% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking934294
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameOlandRDNA 2 Rembrandt
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2014 (10 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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 cores320768
Core clock speed1030 MHzno data
Boost clock speed780 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistors950 million13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate15.60115.2

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R5 A240 and Radeon 680M 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1800 MBpsSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data-

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 DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x VGANo outputs
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.5 (5.1)6.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.1 (1.2)2.0
Vulkan1.2.1701.2

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.

R5 A240 1.49
Radeon 680M 17.36
+1065%

680M outperforms R5 A240 by 1065% based on our aggregate 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%

R5 A240 576
Radeon 680M 6166
+970%

680M outperforms R5 A240 by 970% in Passmark.

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 HD3−4
−1167%
38
+1167%
1440p1−2
−1700%
18
+1700%
4K0−19

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1200%
39
+1200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−1167%
38
+1167%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−1325%
55−60
+1325%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1350%
29
+1350%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1075%
45−50
+1075%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1250%
80−85
+1250%
Hitman 3 2−3
−1500%
32
+1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−1217%
79
+1217%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1350%
55−60
+1350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1100%
45−50
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1300%
56
+1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−1200%
39
+1200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1450%
31
+1450%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−1325%
55−60
+1325%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2000%
21
+2000%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1075%
45−50
+1075%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1250%
80−85
+1250%
Hitman 3 1−2
−1400%
15
+1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1280%
65−70
+1280%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1700%
18
+1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1100%
45−50
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1075%
47
+1075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−1233%
40
+1233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−1250%
50−55
+1250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1250%
27
+1250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1600%
17
+1600%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1250%
80−85
+1250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−1333%
43
+1333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−1233%
40
+1233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1700%
18
+1700%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1100%
45−50
+1100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1550%
30−35
+1550%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1550%
30−35
+1550%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−2100%
21−24
+2100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 11
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2000%
21
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−1600%
30−35
+1600%
Hitman 3 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1500%
30−35
+1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−1250%
27
+1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1600%
17
+1600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 10−12

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1350%
27−30
+1350%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1600%
16−18
+1600%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Hitman 3 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 10−12
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1200%
13
+1200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 10−11
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 9−10
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 9−10
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 4
Far Cry 5 0−1 9−10
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 7−8

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%

This is how R5 A240 and Radeon 680M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 680M is 1167% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 680M is 1700% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.49 17.36
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 45 Watt

The Radeon 680M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 A240 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 A240 is a desktop card while Radeon 680M is a notebook one.


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