Radeon R7 240 vs R9 M375

Place in performance ranking	791	808
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	0.16
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Tropo	Oland
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)	8 October 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$69
Current price	$1699	$109 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 240 has 220% better value for money than R9 M375.

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	640	320
Compute units	10	no data
Core clock speed	1015 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1015 MHz	780 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	40.60	14.00
Floating-point performance	1,299 gflops	499.2 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M375 and Radeon R7 240 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.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	N/A

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	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	72 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	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	no data	+
DisplayPort support	no data	-

Supported technologies

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

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.2
Mantle	+	-

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.

R9 M375 2.53
+8.1%

R7 240 2.34

R9 M375 outperforms R7 240 by 8% based on our aggregated 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%

R9 M375 979
+8.1%

R7 240 906

R9 M375 outperforms R7 240 by 8% 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%

R9 M375 1667
+36.6%

R7 240 1220

R9 M375 outperforms R7 240 by 37% 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

23
+9.5%

21−24

−9.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+25%

4−5

−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	15 +25%	12−14 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	13 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	12 +20%	10−11 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1