P106M vs GeForce GT 240

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	987	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Architecture	GT2xx (2009−2012)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GT215	GP106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 November 2009 (14 years ago)	23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	no data
Current price	$708 (8.9x MSRP)	$19.80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	1152
CUDA cores	96	no data
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1291 MHz
Number of transistors	727 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105C C	no data
Texture fill rate	17.60	92.95
Floating-point performance	257.28 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 240 and P106M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	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	512 MB or 1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz	6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	54.4 GB/s	96.13 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 Connectors	DVIVGAHDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
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 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.4
OpenGL	3.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	6.1

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	17 November 2009	23 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB or 1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	75 Watt

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