NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 380

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M and NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • 2.7x more core clock speed: 1210 MHz vs 450 MHz
  • 2.4x more texture fill rate: 8.8 GTexel / s vs 3.6 GTexel / s
  • 3x more pipelines: 48 vs 16
  • 3.3x better floating-point performance: 116.16 gflops vs 35.2 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 23 Watt vs 34 Watt
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 256 MB
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 213 vs 157
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1860 vs 1230
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1860 vs 1230
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 June 2009 vs 30 March 2009
Core clock speed 1210 MHz vs 450 MHz
Texture fill rate 8.8 GTexel / s vs 3.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 48 vs 16
Floating-point performance 116.16 gflops vs 35.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt vs 34 Watt
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 256 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 213 vs 157
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1860 vs 1230
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1860 vs 1230

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 380

  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 70 vs 49
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 70 vs 49

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 380

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
213
157
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
49
70
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1860
1230
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1860
1230
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M NVIDIA Quadro FX 380
PassMark - G3D Mark 213 157
PassMark - G2D Mark 49 70
Geekbench - OpenCL 6433
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1860 1230
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1860 1230

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M NVIDIA Quadro FX 380

Essentials

Architecture Tesla 2.0 Tesla
Code name GT216 G96
Launch date 15 June 2009 30 March 2009
Place in performance rating 1566 1567
Type Laptop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $129
Price now $72.50
Value for money (0-100) 2.68

Technical info

Core clock speed 1210 MHz 450 MHz
CUDA cores 48
Floating-point performance 116.16 gflops 35.2 gflops
Gigaflops 174
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 48 16
Texture fill rate 8.8 GTexel / s 3.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt 34 Watt
Transistor count 486 million 314 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors Single Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMIVGA 2x DVI
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Length 198 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 10.1 10.0
OpenGL 2.1 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB / s 22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory type DDR3, GDDR2, GDDR3 GDDR3
Shared memory 0
Memory clock speed 1400 MHz

Technologies

CUDA
HybridPower
Power management 8.0