XFX Radeon R7 240 Core Edition Video Card Review

Conclusions

Being a low cost video card, the Radeon R7 240 was not aimed on gamers who want to play the most recent titles. It is intended to be used as a replacement for the CPU’s integrated graphics for general use, or for the casual gamer.

Our tests were consistent with this: the frame rate in recent games, with medium or high quality in 1920×1080 resolution, were too low for a decent gameplay. On the other hand, the card actually ran four of the newest and heaviest games, which means that, at lower resolution and video quality settings, a casual player can actually use it to have some fun.

While the Radeon R7 240 with 2 GiB DDR3 was between 5.9% and 33.3% slower than the GeForce GT 640, and between 34.9% and 53.8% slower than the R7 250 (which are both more expensive), comparing it to its main competitor, the GeForce GT 630 (which costs the same), the portrayed video card was always faster, winning by a percentage between 7.7% and 44.4%.

Those results show that the XFX Radeon R7 240 Core Edition with 2 GiB of DDR3 memory is a good buy if you are looking for an entry-level video card around the USD 70.00 price tag.