GeForce RTX 3070 vs Radeon R7 240

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 240 and GeForce RTX 3070, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 240
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
2.33

RTX 3070 outperforms R7 240 by a whopping 2392% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking85242
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1657.33
Power efficiency5.3618.21
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameOlandGA104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$69 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3070 has 35731% better value for money than R7 240.

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 cores3205888
Core clock speedno data1500 MHz
Boost clock speed780 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors950 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate14.00317.4
Floating-point processing power0.448 TFLOPS20.31 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs20184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length168 mm242 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsN/A1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1150 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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, 1x VGA1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA-8.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

R7 240 2.33
RTX 3070 58.06
+2392%

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.

R7 240 897
RTX 3070 22322
+2389%

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.

R7 240 1220
RTX 3070 31020
+2443%

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 HD6−7
−2400%
150
+2400%
1440p3−4
−3167%
98
+3167%
4K2−3
−3100%
64
+3100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p11.50
−246%
3.33
+246%
1440p23.00
−352%
5.09
+352%
4K34.50
−342%
7.80
+342%
  • RTX 3070 has 246% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 has 352% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 has 342% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 149
+0%
149
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 147
+0%
147
+0%
Elden Ring 142
+0%
142
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 135
+0%
135
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 124
+0%
124
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 311
+0%
311
+0%
Metro Exodus 124
+0%
124
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 118
+0%
118
+0%
Valorant 246
+0%
246
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 109
+0%
109
+0%
Dota 2 137
+0%
137
+0%
Elden Ring 241
+0%
241
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 256
+0%
256
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 134
+0%
134
+0%
Metro Exodus 107
+0%
107
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+0%
98
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 159
+0%
159
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 105
+0%
105
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 91
+0%
91
+0%
Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 223
+0%
223
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 237
+0%
237
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 98
+0%
98
+0%
Elden Ring 132
+0%
132
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 95
+0%
95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+0%
63
+0%
World of Tanks 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 68
+0%
68
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+0%
58
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 166
+0%
166
+0%
Metro Exodus 101
+0%
101
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 208
+0%
208
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Dota 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Elden Ring 68
+0%
68
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 115
+0%
115
+0%
Metro Exodus 49
+0%
49
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 117
+0%
117
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 28
+0%
28
+0%
Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 98
+0%
98
+0%
Valorant 116
+0%
116
+0%

This is how R7 240 and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 2400% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 3167% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 is 3100% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.33 58.06
Recency 8 October 2013 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 220 Watt

R7 240 has 340% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070, on the other hand, has a 2391.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 240 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R7 240
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