GeForce GT 240 vs FirePro W4100

Place in performance ranking	658	988
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.17	0.01
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	GT215
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	17 November 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$80
Current price	$916	$708 (8.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W4100 has 1600% better value for money than GT 240.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	512	96
CUDA cores	no data	96
Core clock speed	630 MHz	550 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	727 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	69 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105C C
Texture fill rate	20.16	17.60
Floating-point performance	645.1 gflops	257.28 gflops

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	PCIe 3.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	171 mm	6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Form factor	low profile / half length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	54.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	DVIVGAHDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Dual-link DVI support	1	no data
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W4100 3.96
+200%

GT 240 1.32

FirePro W4100 outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro W4100 1531
+200%

GT 240 510

FirePro W4100 outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 200% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	14 +250%	4−5 −250%
4K	3 +200%	1−2 −200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+75%

4−5

−75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Hitman 3	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Hitman 3	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11
+400%

2−3

−400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Hitman 3	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

This is how FirePro W4100 and GT 240 compete in popular games:

FirePro W4100 is 250% faster in 1080p
FirePro W4100 is 200% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the FirePro W4100 is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, FirePro W4100 surpassed GT 240 in all 38 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.96	1.32
Recency	2 October 2015	17 November 2009
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB or 1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	69 Watt