GeForce GT 240 vs ATI Radeon X1900 XTX
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1135 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.27 |
| Architecture | R500 (2005−2007) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | R580 | GT215 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 January 2006 (20 years ago) | 17 November 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $80 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
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Performance to price scatter graph
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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 | no data | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 384 million | 727 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 69 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105C C |
| Texture fill rate | 10.40 | 17.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.2573 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 64 KB |
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 | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 242 mm | 168 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB or 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 775 MHz | 1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 49.6 GB/s | 54.4 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | DVIVGAHDMI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) | 3.2 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 January 2006 | 17 November 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB or 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 69 Watt |
GT 240 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 102300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 96% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon X1900 XTX and GeForce GT 240. We've got no test results to judge.
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