NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 and NVIDIA GeForce 9800 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 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 10% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 501 vs 454
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 17 November 2009 vs 21 July 2008 |
| 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 | 501 vs 454 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 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 22% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 56 vs 46
- Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2845 vs 1979
- Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2845 vs 1979
- 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3304 vs 1385
- 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3304 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 | 56 vs 46 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2845 vs 1979 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2845 vs 1979 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3304 vs 1385 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3304 vs 1385 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 | NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 501 | 454 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 46 | 56 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 9236 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1979 | 2845 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1979 | 2845 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1385 | 3304 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1385 | 3304 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 | NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Tesla |
| Code name | GT215 | G92 |
| Launch date | 17 November 2009 | 21 July 2008 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | $160 |
| Place in performance rating | 1394 | 1063 |
| Price now | $37.99 | $103.99 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 22.27 | 8.86 |
Technical info |
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| 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 |
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| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | S / PDIF |
| Display Connectors | DVIVGAHDMI, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVDual Link DVI |
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| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | 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 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm) | 9" (22.9 cm) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
| SLI options | 2-way | |
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 | 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 |
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