A40 PCIe vs GeForce GT 240

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	1133	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Power efficiency	1.28	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name	GT215	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	17 November 2009 (16 years ago)	5 October 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	10752
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1305 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1755 MHz
Number of transistors	727 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	300 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105C C	no data
Texture fill rate	17.60	589.7
Floating-point processing power	0.2573 TFLOPS	37.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	112
TMUs	32	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84
L1 Cache	no data	10.5 MB
L2 Cache	64 KB	6 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	168 mm	267 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	8-pin EPS

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB or 1 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz	1812 MHz
Memory bandwidth	54.4 GB/s	695.8 GB/s
Resizable BAR	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	DVIVGAHDMI	3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.5
OpenGL	3.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6
DLSS	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	17 November 2009	5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB or 1 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	300 Watt