AMD Radeon R5 240 v1

AMD R-200 Series

Radeon R5 240 v1

The Radeon R5 240 v1 is clocked at 825 MHz.

It has an SPU performance of 269.

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Core Speed	825 MHz	Transistor Size	28nm
Architecture	GCN 1.1 Oland XT	Texture Mapping Units	24
SLI/Crossfire Support	no	Texture Rate	19.8 GTexel/s
Integrated	no	Render Output Units	8
Release Date	21 Apr 2013	Pixel Rate	6.6 GPixel/s
Required Power	30W	DirectX	12.0
Memory	1024MB	Shader Model	5.0
Memory Speed	1000MHz	Open GL Version	4.2
Memory Bus	64 Bit	Max Resolution	4096x2160
Memory Type	GDDR3	HDMI Connections	1
SPUs	384	DVI Connections	1
SPU Performance	269	VGA Connections	1

Radeon R5 240 v1 compatibility review

Overall, the AMD Radeon R5 240 v1 has average performance. This should be expected only from older dedicated graphics cards, so this graphics card should definitely be avoided if building a system to power modern applications and games. This graphics card is now over 7 years old, which means it is extremely out of date and is based on very aged technologies. The level of driver support currently available is excellent, so manufacturer updates will undoubtedly accommodate new games with specific optimizations and allow for a long lifespan as part of a new gaming PC build.

At this performance level you would be better off getting a CPU with an integrated GPU, because a dedicated graphics card like the AMD Radeon R5 240 v1 would not be worth the extra investment, and an integrated solution would be much cheaper, produce less heat, and require less power. We would recommend an Intel Iris GPU on one of the latest Intel Haswell processors, such as the Iris Pro Graphics 5200 Desktop, or one of AMD's latest APU Family graphics solutions such as the Radeon HD 8670D.

With an effective SPU count of 269, the AMD Radeon R5 240 v1 processes shading and special graphical effects a mediocre rate. The GPU is not too power-hungry at 30 Watts, however.

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