NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 and NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
- Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- Around 99% higher core clock speed: 1340 MHz vs 675 MHz
- Around 63% higher texture fill rate: 17.6 GTexel / s vs 10.8 billion / sec
- 3x more pipelines: 96 vs 32
- 2.8x better floating-point performance: 257.28 gflops vs 92.8 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 80 nm
- 4x more maximum memory size: 512 MB or 1 GB vs 256 MB
- Around 70% higher memory clock speed: 1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz vs 1000 MHz
- 2.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 501 vs 170
- Around 77% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 46 vs 26
- Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1979 vs 1728
- Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1979 vs 1728
- 138.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1385 vs 10
- 138.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1385 vs 10
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 17 November 2009 vs 17 April 2007 |
| Core clock speed | 1340 MHz vs 675 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 17.6 GTexel / s vs 10.8 billion / sec |
| Pipelines | 96 vs 32 |
| Floating-point performance | 257.28 gflops vs 92.8 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm vs 80 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 512 MB or 1 GB vs 256 MB |
| Memory clock speed | 1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz vs 1000 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 501 vs 170 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 46 vs 26 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1979 vs 1728 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1979 vs 1728 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1385 vs 10 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1385 vs 10 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
- Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 69 Watt
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 60 Watt vs 69 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 501 | 170 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 46 | 26 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 9236 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1979 | 1728 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1979 | 1728 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1385 | 10 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1385 | 10 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Tesla |
| Code name | GT215 | G84 |
| Launch date | 17 November 2009 | 17 April 2007 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | $199 |
| Place in performance rating | 1394 | 1539 |
| Price now | $37.99 | |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 22.27 | |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 1340 MHz | 675 MHz |
| CUDA cores | 96 | |
| Floating-point performance | 257.28 gflops | 92.8 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 80 nm |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105C C | |
| Pipelines | 96 | 32 |
| Texture fill rate | 17.6 GTexel / s | 10.8 billion / sec |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 69 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Transistor count | 727 million | 289 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | |
| Display Connectors | DVIVGAHDMI, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
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| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm) | 198 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
API support |
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| DirectX | 10.1 | 10.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.2 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB or 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bandwidth | 54.4 GB / s | 32 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Standard memory config per GPU | 256 MB | |
Technologies |
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