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AMD logo Radeon HD 5870
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AMD logo Radeon R7 240

AMD Radeon HD 5870 logo AMD Radeon R7 240 logo
General information Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R7 240
Launched Q3 2012 Q4 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 875 MHz 0 % 730 MHz 16.6 %
Effective Clock 1200 MHz 85 % 8000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 228 W 0 % 30 W 86.8 %
Length 279 mm 0 % 195 mm 30.1 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 1 50 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R7 240
Overall Score 23923 0 % 15297 36.1 %
Future Proof 21 % 30 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5723 0 % 2340 59.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 408.4 0 % 272.5 33.3 %
Average DirectX performance 20.5 FPS 0 % 7.7 FPS 62.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 51.7 FPS 0 % 16 FPS 69.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 16.1 FPS 0 % 3 FPS 81.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 14.1 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 50.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS 100 % 5 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 1041.2 operations/s 0 % 471.6 operations/s 54.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 5870, Radeon R7 240.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R7 240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 45.2 FPS 23.9 FPS
High settings 81.3 FPS 43.0 FPS
Medium settings 97.6 FPS 51.6 FPS
Low settings 136.6 FPS 72.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 47.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 5870, Radeon R7 240.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R7 240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 38.8 FPS 23.9 FPS
High settings 69.9 FPS 43.1 FPS
Medium settings 83.9 FPS 51.7 FPS
Low settings 117.4 FPS 72.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 38.3 %
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