GeForce 6800 GT vs GT 240

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1022not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency1.36no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGT215NV45
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 November 2009 (14 years ago)8 June 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores96no data
Core clock speed550 MHz350 MHz
Number of transistors727 million222 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt67 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105C Cno data
Texture fill rate17.605.600
Floating-point processing power0.2573 TFLOPSno data
ROPs816
TMUs3216

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 supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB or 1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth54.4 GB/s32 GB/s

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 ConnectorsDVIVGAHDMI2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model4.13.0
OpenGL3.22.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GT 240 506
+256%
6800 GT 142

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 November 2009 8 June 2004
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB or 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 67 Watt

GT 240 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 204700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.

6800 GT, on the other hand, has 3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 240 and GeForce 6800 GT. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
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