Radeon RX 6600M vs R7 240

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 240 with Radeon RX 6600M, including specs and performance data.

R7 240
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
2.01

RX 6600M outperforms R7 240 by a whopping 1450% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking864140
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.16no data
Power efficiency5.2924.61
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameOlandNavi 23
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$69 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores3201792
Core clock speedno data2068 MHz
Boost clock speed780 MHz2416 MHz
Number of transistors950 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate14.00270.6
Floating-point processing power0.448 TFLOPS8.659 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs20112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsN/ANone

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 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1150 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 VGANo outputs
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 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
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan-1.3

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.

R7 240 2.01
RX 6600M 31.15
+1450%

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 240 899
RX 6600M 13921
+1448%

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
RX 6600M 23525
+1828%

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
−1567%
100
+1567%
1440p3−4
−1733%
55
+1733%
4K1−2
−2900%
30
+2900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p11.50no data
1440p23.00no data
4K69.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 164
+0%
164
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
+0%
107
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 114
+0%
114
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 83
+0%
83
+0%
Far Cry 5 116
+0%
116
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 202
+0%
202
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 121
+0%
121
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 67
+0%
67
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+0%
69
+0%
Dota 2 114
+0%
114
+0%
Far Cry 5 108
+0%
108
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 199
+0%
199
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 114
+0%
114
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 116
+0%
116
+0%
Metro Exodus 80
+0%
80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+0%
142
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+0%
61
+0%
Dota 2 104
+0%
104
+0%
Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 168
+0%
168
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%
Valorant 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 61
+0%
61
+0%
Metro Exodus 47
+0%
47
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 128
+0%
128
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 62
+0%
62
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 58
+0%
58
+0%
Metro Exodus 28
+0%
28
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+0%
44
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+0%
19
+0%
Dota 2 80
+0%
80
+0%
Far Cry 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 74
+0%
74
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how R7 240 and RX 6600M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6600M is 1567% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6600M is 1733% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6600M is 2900% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.01 31.15
Recency 8 October 2013 31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt

R7 240 has 100% lower power consumption.

RX 6600M, on the other hand, has a 1449.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 240 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 240 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6600M is a notebook one.

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