Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q vs GeForce GT 240

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 240 with Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

GT 240
2009
512 MB or 1 GB GDDR5, 69 Watt
1.31

RTX 4000 Max-Q outperforms GT 240 by a whopping 2356% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GT 240 GT 240
RTX 4000 Max-Q RTX 4000 Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1025170
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency1.3228.03
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGT215TU104
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date17 November 2009 (15 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores962560
Core clock speed550 MHz780 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1380 MHz
Number of transistors727 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105C Cno data
Texture fill rate17.60220.8
Floating-point processing power0.2573 TFLOPS7.066 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs32160
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB or 1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth54.4 GB/s416.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsDVIVGAHDMINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model4.16.5
OpenGL3.24.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 4000 Max-Q 32.17
+2356%

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
RTX 4000 Max-Q 12410
+2353%

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 HD25
−280%
95
+280%
1440p1−2
−4500%
46
+4500%
4K1−2
−4700%
48
+4700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.20no data
1440p80.00no data
4K80.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1550%
65−70
+1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−7200%
70−75
+7200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2633%
80−85
+2633%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−8550%
170−180
+8550%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1033%
65−70
+1033%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−914%
140−150
+914%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3900%
80−85
+3900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1338%
110−120
+1338%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−258%
110−120
+258%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1550%
65−70
+1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−7200%
70−75
+7200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2633%
80−85
+2633%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−8550%
170−180
+8550%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1033%
65−70
+1033%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−914%
140−150
+914%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3900%
80−85
+3900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1338%
110−120
+1338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−518%
65−70
+518%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−258%
110−120
+258%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1550%
65−70
+1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−7200%
70−75
+7200%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−8550%
170−180
+8550%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1033%
65−70
+1033%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−914%
140−150
+914%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1338%
110−120
+1338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−473%
63
+473%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−258%
110−120
+258%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3900%
80−85
+3900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−6100%
60−65
+6100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 35−40
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2200%
21−24
+2200%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3700%
35−40
+3700%
Hitman 3 7−8
−486%
40−45
+486%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1280%
65−70
+1280%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−4300%
40−45
+4300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−2750%
170−180
+2750%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 24−27

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 20−22
Far Cry 5 0−1 18−20

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−833%
27−30
+833%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+0%
36
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

This is how GT 240 and RTX 4000 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 Max-Q is 280% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 Max-Q is 4500% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 Max-Q is 4700% faster 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 4000 Max-Q is 8550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 Max-Q is ahead in 48 tests (71%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.31 32.17
Recency 17 November 2009 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB or 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 80 Watt

GT 240 has a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 15.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 4000 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 2355.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 240 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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