GeForce 256 SDR vs GT 240M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1307 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.72 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | NV10 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 June 2009 (17 years ago) | 11 October 1999 (26 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $249 |
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 | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 120 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 17 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 220 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 8.800 | 0.48 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1162 TFLOPS | no data |
| Gigaflops | 174 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 4 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR3 | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 600 (DDR2), Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz | 143 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 1.144 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | Single Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMIVGA | 1x VGA |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 7.0 |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 June 2009 | 11 October 1999 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 220 nm |
GT 240M has an age advantage of 9 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 240M and GeForce 256 SDR. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 240M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 256 SDR is a desktop one.
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