GeForce RTX 4090 vs GT 240

Place in performance ranking	986	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	2
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.01	15.05
Architecture	GT2xx (2009−2012)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	GT215	AD102-300-A1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 November 2009 (14 years ago)	20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$1,599
Current price	$708 (8.9x MSRP)	$1756 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 150400% 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	96	16384
CUDA cores	96	no data
Core clock speed	550 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	727 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	450 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105C C	no data
Texture fill rate	17.60	1,290
Floating-point performance	257.28 gflops	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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)	304 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB or 1 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	54.4 GB/s	1,008 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	DVIVGAHDMI	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.6
OpenGL	3.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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.

GT 240 1.31

RTX 4090 100.00
+7534%

RTX 4090 outperforms GT 240 by 7534% based on our aggregated 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%

GT 240 509

RTX 4090 38711
+7505%

RTX 4090 outperforms GT 240 by 7505% 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%

GT 240 5221

RTX 4090 137170
+2527%

RTX 4090 outperforms GT 240 by 2527% 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.

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	25 −960%	265 +960%
1440p	2−3 −10500%	212 +10500%
4K	1−2 −14900%	150 +14900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−5525%

225
+5525%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1878%	170−180 +1878%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −5450%	222 +5450%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −31200%	300−350 +31200%
Hitman 3	1−2 −21800%	210−220 +21800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −27400%	275 +27400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −4450%	180−190 +4450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −4100%	294 +4100%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1878%	170−180 +1878%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −5250%	214 +5250%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −31200%	300−350 +31200%
Hitman 3	1−2 −21800%	210−220 +21800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −24900%	250 +24900%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −11200%	226 +11200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −4450%	180−190 +4450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −4014%	288 +4014%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −14225%	573 +14225%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −5150%	210 +5150%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −31200%	300−350 +31200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −7525%	305 +7525%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −4867%	140−150 +4867%
Hitman 3	4−5 −5225%	210−220 +5225%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2863%	237 +2863%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −5320%	271 +5320%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −15300%	154 +15300%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −9200%	186 +9200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −13300%	268 +13300%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4700%	95−100 +4700%
Hitman 3	1−2 −12700%	120−130 +12700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −2571%	187 +2571%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	60−65

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	120
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	120
Far Cry 5	3−4 −5667%	173 +5667%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −2800%	145 +2800%

This is how GT 240 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 960% faster than GT 240 in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 10500% faster than GT 240 in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 14900% faster than GT 240 in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 4090 is 31200% faster than the GT 240.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed GT 240 in all 32 of our tests.

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	1.31	100.00
Recency	17 November 2009	20 September 2022
Cost	$80	$1599
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB or 1 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	450 Watt