Radeon HD 8240 vs TITAN Xp

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared TITAN Xp with Radeon HD 8240, including specs and performance data.

TITAN Xp
2017
12 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
50.30
+7759%

TITAN Xp outperforms HD 8240 by a whopping 7759% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking531152
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation53.57no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameGP102Temash
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 April 2017 (7 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 no data
Current price$174 (0.1x MSRP)$280

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

TITAN Xp and HD 8240 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores3840128
Core clock speed1405 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHzno data
Number of transistors11,800 million1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate379.73.200
Floating-point performance12,150 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on TITAN Xp and Radeon HD 8240 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5XSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount12 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width384 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed11408 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth547.6 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.1no data

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.

TITAN Xp 50.30
+7759%
HD 8240 0.64

TITAN Xp outperforms Radeon HD 8240 by 7759% 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%

TITAN Xp 19424
+7796%
HD 8240 246

TITAN Xp outperforms Radeon HD 8240 by 7796% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 230−240
+7567%
3−4
−7567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 230−240
+7567%
3−4
−7567%
Cyberpunk 2077 230−240
+7567%
3−4
−7567%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Hitman 3 150−160
+7400%
2−3
−7400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 900−950
+7400%
12−14
−7400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 550−600
+7757%
7−8
−7757%
Watch Dogs: Legion 700−750
+7678%
9−10
−7678%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 230−240
+7567%
3−4
−7567%
Cyberpunk 2077 230−240
+7567%
3−4
−7567%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Hitman 3 150−160
+7400%
2−3
−7400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 900−950
+7400%
12−14
−7400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 550−600
+7757%
7−8
−7757%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 230−240
+7567%
3−4
−7567%
Watch Dogs: Legion 700−750
+7678%
9−10
−7678%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 230−240
+7567%
3−4
−7567%
Cyberpunk 2077 230−240
+7567%
3−4
−7567%
Horizon Zero Dawn 900−950
+7400%
12−14
−7400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 550−600
+7757%
7−8
−7757%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 230−240
+7567%
3−4
−7567%
Watch Dogs: Legion 700−750
+7678%
9−10
−7678%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 300−310
+7400%
4−5
−7400%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Hitman 3 450−500
+7400%
6−7
−7400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 230−240
+7567%
3−4
−7567%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 230−240
+7567%
3−4
−7567%

4K
High Preset

Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Metro Exodus 300−310
+7400%
4−5
−7400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+7400%
2−3
−7400%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 50.30 0.64
Recency 6 April 2017 23 May 2013
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 15 Watt

The TITAN Xp is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8240 in performance tests.

Be aware that TITAN Xp is a desktop card while Radeon HD 8240 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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