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R7 240/340/520/HD8570
FOLDING@HOME PPD PERFORMANCE

GPU profile

Performance snapshot

Current averages, ranks, sample depth, and data freshness.

Folding@Home identifier Hawaii [R7 240/340/520/HD8570]
High confidence
Most recent sample Aug 2, 2026 Most recent update seen for this GPU profile.
All-OS average
10,302
Average PPD from submitted samples
Linux average
Not enough data
Linux-only samples
Windows average
10,302
Windows-only samples
Work unit samples
2,068
All-time profile volume
Overall rank
#424
441 GPUs tracked
Brand rank
#126
133 AMD GPUs
Sampled performance breakdown

Folding Statistics Hawaii [R7 240/340/520/HD8570] - AMD

DATA SAMPLES INFO
Filter applied, PPD samples all time
AVERAGE FOLDING PERFORMANCE
Based on ALL available PPD samples by filter
WORK UNIT PPD RECORDS
All Time
OS FILTER SAMPLES PPD WU Per 24hrs Time Per WU Points Per WU BEST PPD WORST PPD
All OS AVG 2,068 10,302 0.41 58 hrs 39 mins 25,176 86,400 7,286
Windows 2,068 10,302 0.41 58 hrs 39 mins 25,176 86,400 7,286
Track this hardware live

Profile your R7 240/340/520/HD8570 in our V8 Web Client

Launch the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client to monitor live work-unit activity, compare your machine with community benchmarks, and contribute real samples that keep public rankings and hardware insights current for the Folding@Home community.

First and most recent work-unit sample contributors
Sample Folder Team Platform Seen
Most recent WU sample Anonymous Folder Team not recorded Windows GPU 1 year ago
First seen Anonymous Folder Team not recorded Windows GPU 2 years ago
Recent GPU performance

12-week performance at a glance

Use the range, net change, and latest average as a quick signal—not a final judgment on the GPU.

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How to read this
  • Weekly movement can reflect project mix, available work units, drivers, or operating systems rather than a lasting hardware change.
  • Use the detailed chart to compare operating systems and work-unit availability across the full period.
Latest weekly average
Not enough data

Recent Work Unit Performance - R7 240/340/520/HD8570

Average PPD is impacted by the types of research work units being done as they return different amounts of points and take different amounts of time.

The following shows the work unit allocation of research causes to better understand changes in PPD over time for the R7 240/340/520/HD8570.

No work unit data recorded for the R7 240/340/520/HD8570 in the past 12 weeks.

Data is provided in legacy mode until new work units are folded using our web client.

Recent Work Unit Performance Clusters - R7 240/340/520/HD8570

The following visualization illustrates the PPD / Credit allocation of work units across different research causes, providing insight into how PPD varies by work unit PPD samples for the R7 240/340/520/HD8570.

This analysis helps better understand the relationship between research causes and PPD/Credit, highlighting any performance trends as clusters or anomalies as outliers.

Project work-unit sample cluster chart.
Power and cost planning

R7 240/340/520/HD8570 kWh POWER CONSUMPTION & COST

Power consumption information for the R7 240/340/520/HD8570 is based on an average wattage taken from vendor information for the lowest and highest power draws for the GPU under Folding@Home compute loads.

Wattage information is only for the GPU and does not include the host computer's power usage.

$ / kWh

Default estimates are rendered at $0.10 per kWh. Your saved browser rate will update the cost columns across GPU profile pages.

Current GPU power consumption snapshot

GPU Power Draw
Watts - TDP
Daily Power Usage
kWh
Points per
kWh
Daily Cost at $0.10
per kWh
Power Cost
per 1m Points
50 W 1.20 kWh 7,978 $0.12 $12.534

R7 240/340/520/HD8570 COMPUTE VS kWH USAGE DAY, MONTH, WEEK & YEAR

Folding@Home compute projections for the R7 240/340/520/HD8570 can be used to help inform long-term point goals and related costs based on 24/7 usage.

Duration Nickname Points
Average
Work Units
Average
Power Usage
kWh
Power Cost
at $0.10 per kWh
Day PPD 9,574 0.46 1.20 kWh $0.12
Week PPW 67,018 3.20 8.40 kWh $0.84
Month PPM 291,209 13.92 36.50 kWh $3.65
Year PPY 3,494,510 167.07 438.00 kWh $43.80
Reading the averages

Why your PPD may differ

PPD is a guide, not a fixed result. Daily output changes with the work-unit mix, including project, points, atom count, and deadline, as well as system conditions such as OS, drivers, clocks, thermals, and power limits.

Compare the five highest and lowest sampled project averages for R7 240/340/520/HD8570 using community samples collected through the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client.

Highest sampled PPD

PPD
Rank
Project
ID
Cause
Research
PPD
Average
Points WU
Average
WUs Day
Average
WU Time
Average
112428influenza86,40034,1002.539 hrs 28 mins
212112Peptide-Conformation-Modeling28,13311,4682.459 hrs 47 mins
312110Peptide-Conformation-Modeling25,29811,0512.2910 hrs 29 mins
412111Peptide-Conformation-Modeling21,99010,4342.1111 hrs 23 mins
517651Protein-Dynamics-Dataset16,2889,6711.6814 hrs 15 mins

Lowest sampled PPD

PPD
Rank
Project
ID
Cause
Research
PPD
Average
Points WU
Average
WUs Day
Average
WU Time
Average
112434biofilm7,71422,0530.3568 hrs 37 mins
218454biofilm7,72722,0530.3568 hrs 30 mins
317922Malaria8,67525,8400.3471 hrs 29 mins
412424alzheimers12,36647,6180.2692 hrs 25 mins
517651Protein-Dynamics-Dataset16,2889,6711.6814 hrs 15 mins