NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 and NVIDIA GeForce 9650M 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 9650M GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2.4x more core clock speed: 1340 MHz vs 550 MHz
2x more texture fill rate: 17.6 GTexel / s vs 8.8 GTexel / s
3x more pipelines: 96 vs 32
3x better floating-point performance: 257.28 gflops vs 84.8 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 65 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 512 MB or 1 GB vs 256 MB
Around 6% higher memory clock speed: 1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz vs 1600 MHz
3.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 501 vs 137

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	17 November 2009 vs 19 August 2008
Core clock speed	1340 MHz vs 550 MHz
Texture fill rate	17.6 GTexel / s vs 8.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	96 vs 32
Floating-point performance	257.28 gflops vs 84.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 65 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 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	501 vs 137

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT

3x lower typical power consumption: 23 Watt vs 69 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 57 vs 46
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1465 vs 1385
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1465 vs 1385

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	23 Watt vs 69 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	57 vs 46
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1465 vs 1385
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1465 vs 1385

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

501

137

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1385

1465

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1385

1465

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 240	NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	501	137
PassMark - G2D Mark	46	57
Geekbench - OpenCL	9236
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1979
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1979
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1385	1465
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1385	1465

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 240	NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	Tesla
Code name	GT215	G96
Launch date	17 November 2009	19 August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	1394	1573
Price now	$37.99
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	22.27
Technical info
Core clock speed	1340 MHz	550 MHz
CUDA cores	96	32
Floating-point performance	257.28 gflops	84.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105C C
Pipelines	96	32
Texture fill rate	17.6 GTexel / s	8.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt	23 Watt
Transistor count	727 million	314 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Display Connectors	DVIVGAHDMI, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	No outputs
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	1920x1200
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	MXM-II
Length	6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.0
OpenGL	3.2	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB or 1 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	54.4 GB / s	25.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR2, GDDR3
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
PCI-E 2.0