NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 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).

NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 65 nm
Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 105 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB or 1 GB vs 512 MB
Around 89% higher memory clock speed: 1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz vs 900 MHz
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 504 vs 470

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	17 November 2009 vs 29 October 2007
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 105 Watt
Maximum memory size	512 MB or 1 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	504 vs 470

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Around 12% higher core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 1340 MHz
Around 91% higher texture fill rate: 33.6 billion / sec vs 17.6 GTexel / s
Around 17% higher pipelines: 112 vs 96
Around 31% better floating-point performance: 336.0 gflops vs 257.28 gflops
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 53 vs 47
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3346 vs 1385
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3346 vs 1385

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1500 MHz vs 1340 MHz
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion / sec vs 17.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	112 vs 96
Floating-point performance	336.0 gflops vs 257.28 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	53 vs 47
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346 vs 1385
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346 vs 1385

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

504

470

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1385

3346

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1385

3346

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 240	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	504	470
PassMark - G2D Mark	47	53
Geekbench - OpenCL	9236
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1979
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1979
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1385	3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1385	3346

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 240	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	Tesla
Code name	GT215	G92
Launch date	17 November 2009	29 October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$349
Place in performance rating	1388	1391
Price now	$37.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	22.27
Technical info
Core clock speed	1340 MHz	1500 MHz
CUDA cores	96	112
Floating-point performance	257.28 gflops	336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105C C	105 °C
Pipelines	96	112
Texture fill rate	17.6 GTexel / s	33.6 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt	105 Watt
Transistor count	727 million	754 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	DVIVGAHDMI, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
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" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)	9" (22.9 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None	6-pin & 8-pin
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.0
OpenGL	3.2	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB or 1 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	54.4 GB / s	57.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz	900 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)		128bit