NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce GT 220

NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 220

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 1% higher core clock speed: 1360 MHz vs 1340 MHz
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 69 Watt
Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1686 vs 1385
Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1686 vs 1385

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 January 2010 vs 17 November 2009
Core clock speed	1360 MHz vs 1340 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 69 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1686 vs 1385
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1686 vs 1385

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

Around 22% higher texture fill rate: 17.6 GTexel / s vs 14.4 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 96 vs 48
Around 79% better floating-point performance: 257.28 gflops vs 144 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 65 nm
2.2x more memory clock speed: 1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz vs 790 MHz
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 501 vs 220
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 46 vs 44
Around 57% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9236 vs 5892

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	17.6 GTexel / s vs 14.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	96 vs 48
Floating-point performance	257.28 gflops vs 144 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 65 nm
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz vs 790 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	501 vs 220
PassMark - G2D Mark	46 vs 44
Geekbench - OpenCL	9236 vs 5892

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

220

501

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5892

9236

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1686

1385

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1686

1385

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 220	NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
PassMark - G3D Mark	220	501
PassMark - G2D Mark	44	46
Geekbench - OpenCL	5892	9236
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1686	1385
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1686	1385
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1979
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1979

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 220	NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla 2.0
Code name	G94	GT215
Launch date	26 January 2010	17 November 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	$80
Place in performance rating	1583	1394
Price now	$79.99	$37.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	5.72	22.27
Technical info
Core clock speed	1360 MHz	1340 MHz
CUDA cores	48	96
Floating-point performance	144 gflops	257.28 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	40 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	105C C
Pipelines	48	96
Texture fill rate	14.4 GTexel / s	17.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	69 Watt
Transistor count	505 million	727 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF + HDA	Internal
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, VGADVIHDMI	DVIVGAHDMI, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	6.6" (16.8 cm)	6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.1
OpenGL	3.1	3.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bandwidth	25.3 GB / s	54.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Technologies
CUDA
3D Vision