AMD Radeon R7 240
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
AMD Radeon R7 240
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD Radeon R7 240  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GT 240.

699
Place in performance rating
833
13.47
Value for money (0-100)
10.77
GCN 1.0
Architecture
GT2xx
Oland
Code name
GT215
Desktop
Type
Desktop
8 October 2013 (8 years ago)
Release date
17 November 2009 (12 years ago)
$69
Launch price (MSRP)
$80
$261 (3.8x MSRP)
Price now
$905 (11.3x MSRP)
reference
Design
no data
0.22
Value for money
0.02
Oland
GPU code name
GT215
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD Radeon R7 240  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

320
Pipelines
96
no data
Core clock speed
550 MHz
780 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
950 million
Transistor count
727 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
50 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
69 Watt
14.00
Texture fill rate
17.60
499.2 gflops
Floating-point performance
257.28 gflops
no data
Maximum GPU temperature
105C C
no data
CUDA cores
96
320
Pipelines / CUDA cores
96
780 MHz
Boost clock speed
no data
950 million
Number of transistors
727 million
50 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
69 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD Radeon R7 240 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
168 mm
Length
6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)
N/A
Supplementary power connectors
None
PCIe 3.0
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
no data
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD Radeon R7 240 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 240.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
2 GB
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB or 1 GB
128 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
1150 MHz
Memory clock speed
1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
72 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
54.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD Radeon R7 240 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 240.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Display Connectors
DVIVGAHDMI
no data
Multi monitor support
+
no data
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
no data
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
+
HDMI
+
-
DisplayPort support
no data

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

no data
3D Vision
+
no data
CUDA
+
-
AppAcceleration
no data
1
CrossFire
no data
1
FreeSync
no data
-
HD3D
no data
-
PowerTune
no data
-
TrueAudio
no data
-
ZeroCore
no data
+
DDMA audio
no data
-
Enduro
no data

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD Radeon R7 240 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

DirectX® 12
DirectX
11.1 (10_1)
4.6
OpenGL
3.2
5.1
Shader Model
no data
1.2
OpenCL
no data
-
Mantle
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon R7 240 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon R7 240 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon R7 240
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon R7 240
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon R7 240
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon R7 240
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon R7 240
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240

1.3% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($261 (3.8x MSRP) vs $905 (11.3x MSRP))

More pipelines (320 vs 96)

Finer manufacturing process technology (28 nm vs 40 nm)

Less power consumption (50 Watt vs 69 Watt)

More memory bandwidth (72 GB/s vs 54.4 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

More maximum RAM amount (512 MB or 1 GB vs 2 GB)

So, AMD Radeon R7 240 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 240?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon R7 240 .

AMD Radeon R7 240 versus NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

3.9 Out of 84 Hitesti Score
4.0 Out of 72 Hitesti Score