GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs Radeon R7 240

Place in performance ranking	811	27
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.16	24.75
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Oland	Ampere GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	8 October 2013 (10 years ago)	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$69	$599
Current price	$109 (1.6x MSRP)	$757 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3070 Ti has 15369% better value for money than R7 240.

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 cores	320	6144
Core clock speed	no data	1575 MHz
Boost clock speed	780 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	950 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	290 Watt
Texture fill rate	14.00	339.8
Floating-point performance	499.2 gflops	no 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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	168 mm	267 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	N/A	1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1150 MHz	19000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	608.3 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2
Mantle	-	no data
CUDA	no data	8.6

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.

R7 240 2.34

RTX 3070 Ti 61.23
+2517%

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti outperforms Radeon R7 240 by 2517% 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%

R7 240 903

RTX 3070 Ti 23645
+2518%

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti outperforms Radeon R7 240 by 2518% 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%

R7 240 1220

RTX 3070 Ti 37663
+2987%

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti outperforms Radeon R7 240 by 2987% 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 HD	6−7 −2850%	177 +2850%
1440p	3−4 −3267%	101 +3267%
4K	2−3 −3100%	64 +3100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

174

−2515%

4550−4600
+2515%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	171 −2502%	4450−4500 +2502%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 −2494%	2750−2800 +2494%
Battlefield 5	190−200 −2515%	5100−5150 +2515%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −2511%	2950−3000 +2511%
Cyberpunk 2077	138 −2509%	3600−3650 +2509%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −2489%	2900−2950 +2489%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 −2501%	3850−3900 +2501%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −2501%	5150−5200 +2501%
Hitman 3	110−120 −2486%	3000−3050 +2486%
Horizon Zero Dawn	427 −2511%	11150−11200 +2511%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −2509%	3600−3650 +2509%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −2483%	3100−3150 +2483%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	398 −2513%	10400−10450 +2513%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −2500%	3250−3300 +2500%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	147 −2485%	3800−3850 +2485%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 −2494%	2750−2800 +2494%
Battlefield 5	190−200 −2515%	5100−5150 +2515%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −2511%	2950−3000 +2511%
Cyberpunk 2077	121 −2503%	3150−3200 +2503%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −2489%	2900−2950 +2489%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 −2501%	3850−3900 +2501%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −2501%	5150−5200 +2501%
Hitman 3	110−120 −2486%	3000−3050 +2486%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 −2507%	6700−6750 +2507%
Metro Exodus	83 −2490%	2150−2200 +2490%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −2483%	3100−3150 +2483%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	316 −2511%	8250−8300 +2511%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	292 −2503%	7600−7650 +2503%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −2500%	3250−3300 +2500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	103 −2473%	2650−2700 +2473%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 −2494%	2750−2800 +2494%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −2511%	2950−3000 +2511%
Cyberpunk 2077	111 −2513%	2900−2950 +2513%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −2489%	2900−2950 +2489%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −2501%	5150−5200 +2501%
Horizon Zero Dawn	243 −2513%	6350−6400 +2513%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	274 −2509%	7150−7200 +2509%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147 −2485%	3800−3850 +2485%
Watch Dogs: Legion	108 −2493%	2800−2850 +2493%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

−2483%

3100−3150
+2483%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	130−140 −2510%	3550−3600 +2510%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 −2509%	3600−3650 +2509%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	93 −2481%	2400−2450 +2481%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 −2468%	1900−1950 +2468%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 −2504%	2500−2550 +2504%
Cyberpunk 2077	73 −2503%	1900−1950 +2503%
Far Cry 5	150 −2500%	3900−3950 +2500%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −2489%	3650−3700 +2489%
Hitman 3	85−90 −2514%	2300−2350 +2514%
Horizon Zero Dawn	184 −2509%	4800−4850 +2509%
Metro Exodus	135 −2493%	3500−3550 +2493%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	205 −2510%	5350−5400 +2510%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 −2471%	2700−2750 +2471%
Watch Dogs: Legion	81 −2493%	2100−2150 +2493%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110

−2496%

2700−2750
+2496%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −2506%	1850−1900 +2506%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −2442%	1500−1550 +2442%
Hitman 3	50−55 −2496%	1350−1400 +2496%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −2484%	2300−2350 +2484%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	73 −2503%	1900−1950 +2503%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	109 −2515%	2850−2900 +2515%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 −2486%	1500−1550 +2486%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 −2456%	1150−1200 +2456%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −2514%	1150−1200 +2514%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 −2400%	900−950 +2400%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −2400%	1050−1100 +2400%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −2477%	2500−2550 +2477%
Horizon Zero Dawn	105 −2471%	2700−2750 +2471%
Metro Exodus	84 −2460%	2150−2200 +2460%
Watch Dogs: Legion	46 −2509%	1200−1250 +2509%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
−2481%

1600−1650

+2481%

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

RTX 3070 Ti is 2850% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 Ti is 3267% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 Ti is 3100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.34	61.23
Recency	8 October 2013	31 May 2021
Cost	$69	$599
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	290 Watt