Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon HD 8240 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS
Combined performance score
GeForce 9650M GS outperforms Radeon HD 8240 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 1128 | 1159 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 0.01 | no data |
Architecture | G8x (2007−2008) | GCN (2011−2017) |
GPU code name | NB9P-GS1 | Temash |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 13 March 2008 (16 years old) | 23 May 2013 (10 years old) |
Current price | $180 | $280 |
9650M GS and HD 8240 have a nearly equal value for money.
Technical specs
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 | 32 | 128 |
CUDA cores | 32 | no data |
Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 400 MHz |
Number of transistors | 289 million | 1,178 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 15 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 10.00 | 3.200 |
Floating-point performance | 80 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce 9650M GS and Radeon HD 8240 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop size | large | no data |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | IGP |
Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
Memory
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 | GDDR2?, GDDR3 | System Shared |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | System Shared |
Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Shared memory | - | + |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_0) |
Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.3 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
CUDA | 1.1 | 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.
GeForce 9650M GS outperforms Radeon HD 8240 by 17% in our combined 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%
GeForce 9650M GS outperforms Radeon HD 8240 by 15% in Passmark.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
GeForce 9650M GS outperforms Radeon HD 8240 by 30% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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Full HD
Medium Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
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8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+50%
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2−3
−50%
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
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Full HD
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
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8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
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Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+50%
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2−3
−50%
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
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1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+50%
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2−3
−50%
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Hitman 3 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
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Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
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8−9
+0%
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
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1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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Far Cry 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
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4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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4K
Ultra Preset
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the 9650M GS is 50% faster than the HD 8240.
All in all, in popular games:
- 9650M GS is ahead in 3 tests (12%)
- there's a draw in 22 tests (88%)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 0.70 | 0.60 |
Recency | 13 March 2008 | 23 May 2013 |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
Chip lithography | 80 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 15 Watt |
The GeForce 9650M GS is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8240 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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