G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

Radeon 8040S

2025

Why buy it

✅Costs $149 less on MSRP ($400 MSRP vs $549 MSRP).
✅Delivers 40.6% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 24.4 vs 17.3 G3D/$ ($400 MSRP vs $549 MSRP).
✅More future proof: RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) on 4nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 55W instead of 275W, a 220W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Radeon R9 Fury

2015

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Poor future-proofing: 2015-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
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37.3% HIGHER MSRP
$549 MSRPvs$400 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 17.3 vs 24.4 G3D/$ ($549 MSRP vs $400 MSRP).
❌400% higher power demand at 275W vs 55W.

Radeon 8040S

2025

Radeon R9 Fury

2015

Why buy it

✅Costs $149 less on MSRP ($400 MSRP vs $549 MSRP).
✅Delivers 40.6% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 24.4 vs 17.3 G3D/$ ($400 MSRP vs $549 MSRP).
✅More future proof: RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) on 4nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 55W instead of 275W, a 220W reduction.

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Trade-offs

❌Poor future-proofing: 2015-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
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37.3% HIGHER MSRP
$549 MSRPvs$400 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 17.3 vs 24.4 G3D/$ ($549 MSRP vs $400 MSRP).
❌400% higher power demand at 275W vs 55W.

Quick Answers

So, is Radeon 8040S better than Radeon R9 Fury?

Yes. Radeon 8040S is clearly the better overall GPU here. You are also looking at 9,756 vs 9,521 in G3D Mark. On top of that, Radeon 8040S is a 2025 card with FSR upscaling, while Radeon R9 Fury is a 2015 model from an older generation with FSR upscaling. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

Radeon 8040S is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2025 generation instead of 2015, 100.0% more ray-tracing hardware, and a 4nm process instead of 28nm. That makes it the safer long-run choice for modern games.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

Radeon 8040S can still make sense if you find it at the right price, especially around $400 MSRP. Radeon 8040S is still the smarter buy for most people, though, because the raw performance is close while the overall package is cleaner. Radeon 8040S is about $149 cheaper on MSRP at $400 MSRP versus $549 MSRP, and you are getting 2.5% higher G3D Mark. Moving to $400 MSRP gets you newer hardware, lower power draw (55W vs 275W), and FSR upscaling.

Is Radeon R9 Fury still worth buying for gaming in 2026?

Yes. Radeon R9 Fury is still a strong gaming card in 2026: it is still comfortable for 1080p and decent for 1440p, though 4K is more situational. Price is really the swing factor here. If you find it at or below $549 MSRP, it remains a very sensible buy. Radeon 8040S is still the safer recommendation for most fresh builds because it offers a cleaner overall package with newer hardware and FSR upscaling.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

Radeon 8040S Benchmark Check

Radeon R9 Fury Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	Radeon 8040S	Radeon R9 Fury
1080p
low	100 FPS	92 FPS
medium	90 FPS	80 FPS
high	76 FPS	65 FPS
ultra	63 FPS	44 FPS
1440p
low	91 FPS	76 FPS
medium	78 FPS	66 FPS
high	64 FPS	49 FPS
ultra	53 FPS	33 FPS
4K
low	45 FPS	30 FPS
medium	41 FPS	27 FPS
high	30 FPS	20 FPS
ultra	27 FPS	17 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	Radeon 8040S	Radeon R9 Fury
1080p
low	135 FPS	243 FPS
medium	101 FPS	205 FPS
high	73 FPS	162 FPS
ultra	49 FPS	133 FPS
1440p
low	88 FPS	176 FPS
medium	59 FPS	145 FPS
high	45 FPS	121 FPS
ultra	32 FPS	94 FPS
4K
low	40 FPS	98 FPS
medium	29 FPS	80 FPS
high	24 FPS	65 FPS
ultra	17 FPS	49 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	Radeon 8040S	Radeon R9 Fury
1080p
low	320 FPS	428 FPS
medium	274 FPS	343 FPS
high	201 FPS	286 FPS
ultra	165 FPS	214 FPS
1440p
low	235 FPS	321 FPS
medium	208 FPS	257 FPS
high	160 FPS	214 FPS
ultra	125 FPS	161 FPS
4K
low	140 FPS	214 FPS
medium	122 FPS	171 FPS
high	85 FPS	143 FPS
ultra	57 FPS	107 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	Radeon 8040S	Radeon R9 Fury
1080p
low	242 FPS	160 FPS
medium	179 FPS	133 FPS
high	149 FPS	115 FPS
ultra	126 FPS	98 FPS
1440p
low	186 FPS	116 FPS
medium	140 FPS	98 FPS
high	110 FPS	86 FPS
ultra	91 FPS	73 FPS
4K
low	90 FPS	71 FPS
medium	68 FPS	58 FPS
high	57 FPS	46 FPS
ultra	46 FPS	36 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Radeon 8040S and Radeon R9 Fury

Radeon 8040S

The Radeon 8040S is manufactured by AMD. It was released in January 6 2025. It features the RDNA 3.5 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1295 MHz to 2800 MHz. It has 1024 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 55W. Manufactured using 4 nm process technology. It features 16 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 9,756 points.

Radeon R9 Fury

The Radeon R9 Fury is manufactured by AMD. It was released in July 10 2015. It features the GCN 3.0 architecture. The boost clock speed is 1000 MHz. It has 3584 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 275W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 9,521 points. Launch price was $549.

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Graphics Performance

The Radeon 8040S scores 9,756 and the Radeon R9 Fury reaches 9,521 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 2.5% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Radeon 8040S is built on RDNA 3.5 while the Radeon R9 Fury uses GCN 3.0, both on 4 nm vs 28 nm. Shader units: 1,024 (Radeon 8040S) vs 3,584 (Radeon R9 Fury). Raw compute: 5.734 TFLOPS (Radeon 8040S) vs 7.168 TFLOPS (Radeon R9 Fury). Boost clocks: 2800 MHz vs 1000 MHz.

Feature	Radeon 8040S	Radeon R9 Fury
G3D Mark Score	9,756+2%	9,521
Architecture	RDNA 3.5	GCN 3.0
Process Node	4 nm	28 nm
Shading Units	1024	3584+250%
Compute (TFLOPS)	5.734 TFLOPS	7.168 TFLOPS+25%
Boost Clock	2800 MHz+180%	1000 MHz
ROPs	32	64+100%
TMUs	64	224+250%
L2 Cache	8 MB+300%	2 MB
Frame Generation	FSR upscaling + RSR	FSR upscaling

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	Radeon 8040S	Radeon R9 Fury
Upscaling Tech	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	AMD Anti-Lag	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards feature 4 GB of video memory. Bus width: System vs 4096-bit. L2 Cache: 8 MB (Radeon 8040S) vs 2 MB (Radeon R9 Fury) — the Radeon 8040S has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	Radeon 8040S	Radeon R9 Fury
VRAM Capacity	4 GB	4 GB
Memory Type	Shared	HBM
Memory Bandwidth	System	512 GB/s
Bus Width	System	4096-bit
L2 Cache	8 MB+300%	2 MB

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.2 (Radeon 8040S) vs 12.0 (Radeon R9 Fury). Vulkan: 1.4 vs 1.2. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.4. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 4.

Feature	Radeon 8040S	Radeon R9 Fury
DirectX	12.2+2%	12.0
Vulkan	1.4+17%	1.2
OpenGL	4.6+5%	4.4
Max Displays	4	4

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: VCN 4.5 (Radeon 8040S) vs VCE 3.0 (Radeon R9 Fury). Decoder: VCN 4.5 vs UVD 6.0. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (Radeon 8040S) vs MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC (Radeon R9 Fury).

Feature	Radeon 8040S	Radeon R9 Fury
Encoder	VCN 4.5	VCE 3.0
Decoder	VCN 4.5	UVD 6.0
Codecs	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC

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Power & Dimensions

The Radeon 8040S draws 55W versus the Radeon R9 Fury's 275W — a 133.3% difference. The Radeon 8040S is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 500W (Radeon 8040S) vs 600W (Radeon R9 Fury). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs 2x 8-pin. Card length: 0mm vs 195mm, occupying 0 vs 2 slots. Typical load temperature: 85°C vs 65°C.

Feature	Radeon 8040S	Radeon R9 Fury
TDP	55W-80%	275W
Recommended PSU	500W-17%	600W
Power Connector	PCIe-powered	2x 8-pin
Length	0mm	195mm
Height	0mm	115mm
Slots	0-100%	2
Temp (Load)	85°C	65°C-24%
Perf/Watt	177.4+413%	34.6

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Value Analysis

The Radeon 8040S launched at $400 MSRP, while the Radeon R9 Fury launched at $549. The Radeon 8040S costs 27.1% less ($149 savings) on MSRP. Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 24.4 (Radeon 8040S) vs 17.3 (Radeon R9 Fury) — the Radeon 8040S offers 41% better value. The Radeon 8040S is the newer GPU (2025 vs 2015).