RTX A5000 Mobile vs Radeon R7 240

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 240 with RTX A5000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

R7 240
2013, $69
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
2.16

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms R7 240 by a whopping 1719% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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RTX A5000 Mobile RTX A5000 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking919127
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.16no data
Power efficiency5.5420.16
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameOlandGA104
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (12 years ago)12 April 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$69 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores3206144
Core clock speedno data900 MHz
Boost clock speed780 MHz1575 MHz
Number of transistors950 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate14.00302.4
Floating-point processing power0.448 TFLOPS19.35 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs20192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48
L1 Cache80 KB6 MB
L2 Cache256 KB4 MB

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsN/Ano data

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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1150 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAPortable Device Dependent
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 and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

R7 240 2.16
RTX A5000 Mobile 39.28
+1719%

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 240 900
Samples: 3843
RTX A5000 Mobile 16421
+1725%
Samples: 424

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 A5000 Mobile 27271
+2135%

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 HD5−6
−2040%
107
+2040%
1440p3−4
−2200%
69
+2200%
4K2−3
−2350%
49
+2350%

Cost per frame, $

1080p13.80no data
1440p23.00no data
4K34.50no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 122
+0%
122
+0%
Metro Exodus 80
+0%
80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+0%
150
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Dota 2 124
+0%
124
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+0%
90
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 82
+0%
82
+0%
Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+0%
76
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+0%
58
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

This is how R7 240 and RTX A5000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 2040% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 2200% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 2350% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.16 39.28
Recency 8 October 2013 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 150 Watt

R7 240 has 200% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1719% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 240 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 240 is a desktop graphics card while RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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