NVIDIA ION 2
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
NVIDIA ION 2
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 NVIDIA ION 2  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GT 240.

1036
Place in performance rating
833
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Value for money (0-100)
10.77
GT2xx
Architecture
GT2xx
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Code name
GT215
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Type
Desktop
10 January 2010 (11 years ago)
Release date
17 November 2009 (12 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$80
$622
Price now
$905 (11.3x MSRP)
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Value for money
0.02
GT218-ION-A3, GT218-ILV-A3
GPU code name
GT215
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA ION 2  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.

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Pipelines
96
405 / 475 / 535 MHz
Core clock speed
550 MHz
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Transistor count
727 million
40 nm
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
69 Watt
4.000
Texture fill rate
17.60
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Floating-point performance
257.28 gflops
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Maximum GPU temperature
105C C
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CUDA cores
96
16
Pipelines / CUDA cores
96
260 million
Number of transistors
727 million
20 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
69 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA ION 2 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
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Length
6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)
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Supplementary power connectors
None
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Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
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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 NVIDIA ION 2 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 240.

DDR2, DDR3
Memory type
GDDR5
512 MB
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB or 1 GB
64 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
790 MHz
Memory clock speed
1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
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Memory bandwidth
54.4 GB/s
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Shared memory
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Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA ION 2 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 240.

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Display Connectors
DVIVGAHDMI
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Multi monitor support
+
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Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
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Audio input for HDMI
Internal
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HDMI
+

Technologies

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

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3D Vision
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CUDA
+

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA ION 2 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. 

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DirectX
11.1 (10_1)
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OpenGL
3.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA ION 2 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 NVIDIA ION 2 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA ION 2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA ION 2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA ION 2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA ION 2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA ION 2
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 NVIDIA ION 2

Cheaper ($622 vs $905 (11.3x MSRP))

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

1.78% faster in synthetic tests

So, NVIDIA ION 2 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 240?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 .

NVIDIA ION 2 versus NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

3DMark Vantage Performance

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724 (13 %)

Passmark

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User rating

2.6 Out of 8 Hitesti Score
4.0 Out of 72 Hitesti Score