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AMD Radeon R5 240

The AMD Radeon R5 240 is a graphics card released on November 1, 2013, built on the GCN architecture using a 28 nm process. It has 2 GB of video memory on a 64-bit bus, a boost clock of 780 MHz and a 30 W board power rating. It scores 561 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11.2 and OpenGL 4.4.

GCNOland28 nm

7/10 key specs recorded · 27 facts

Depth: 37 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 7 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

n/a

Memory

2 GB

64-bit

Boost clock

780 MHz

730 MHz base

Board power

30 W

Performance

The AMD Radeon R5 240 scores 561 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 39.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,806), measured across 447 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 196.

PassMark G3D Mark

561

Rank #1,806
Faster than 39.4% of 2,658 GPUs
447 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 11 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 21.8% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 1 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 0% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 5 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 12.8% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 5 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 13.4% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 431 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 23% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon R5 240 averages DirectX 9 11 fps, DirectX 10 1 fps, DirectX 11 5 fps, DirectX 12 5 fps and GPU Compute 431 ops/s, across 447 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 2 GB

Core clock 730 MHz

Memory clock 1800 MHz

DirectX 11.2

OpenGL 4.4

Max TDP 50 W

First benchmarked 2014-09-15

Samples 447

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon R5 240 states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 2 GB of memory, a core clock of 730 MHz, DirectX 11.2 and OpenGL 4.4, first benchmarked on 2014-09-15. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture GCN

Codename Oland

Chip Not recorded

Process node 28 nm

Transistors 1,040 M

Die size 90 mm²

The AMD Radeon R5 240 is based on the GCN architecture, uses the Oland graphics processor, is manufactured on a 28 nm process, contains 1,040 million transistors and has a die size of 90 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units Not recorded

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) Not recorded

Render output units (ROPs) 8

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The AMD Radeon R5 240 8 render output units.

The AMD Radeon R5 240 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics.

Clock speeds

Base clock 730 MHz

Boost clock 780 MHz

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The AMD Radeon R5 240 runs at a base clock of 730 MHz and boosts to 780 MHz.

Memory

Size 2 GB

Type Not recorded

Bus width 64-bit

Bandwidth Not recorded

The AMD Radeon R5 240 is equipped with 2 GB of memory and uses a 64-bit memory bus.

Board and power

The AMD Radeon R5 240 has a board power rating of 30 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 30 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched November 1, 2013

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series Radeon

The AMD Radeon R5 240 was released on November 1, 2013.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 561

PassMark G2D 196

Rank #1,806

Samples 447

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD Radeon R5 240 supports DirectX 11.2 and OpenGL 4.4.

DirectX 11.2

OpenGL 4.4

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon R5 240. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon R5 240. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon R5 240.

Naming and aliases

The AMD Radeon R5 240 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as AMD Radeon(TM) R5 240.

Other names (PassMark) AMD Radeon(TM) R5 240

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon R5 240 have?

The AMD Radeon R5 240 has 2 GB of video memory on a 64-bit bus.

How much power does the AMD Radeon R5 240 use and what power supply does it need?

The AMD Radeon R5 240 has a board power rating of 30 W.

How fast is the AMD Radeon R5 240?

The AMD Radeon R5 240 scores 561 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 39.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,806. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 5 fps.

What bus interface does the AMD Radeon R5 240 use?

The AMD Radeon R5 240 connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

When was the AMD Radeon R5 240 released?

The AMD Radeon R5 240 was released on November 1, 2013.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: GCN (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip Oland -> GCN 1. Sources: Wikipedia: List of AMD graphics processing units (revision 1376670003).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.