Radeon 780M vs GeForce GT 240

Place in performance ranking	988	284
Place by popularity	not in top-100	85
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Architecture	GT2xx (2009−2012)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	GT215	Phoenix
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 November 2009 (14 years ago)	5 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	no data
Current price	$708 (8.9x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	768
CUDA cores	96	no data
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3000 MHz
Number of transistors	727 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	54 Watt (35 - 54 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature	105C C	no data
Texture fill rate	17.60	139.2
Floating-point performance	257.28 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 240 and Radeon 780M 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 4.0 x8
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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB or 1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	54.4 GB/s	no data
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	Portable Device Dependent
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.7
OpenGL	3.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	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.

GT 240 1.32

Radeon 780M 18.36
+1291%

Radeon 780M outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 1291% 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

Radeon 780M 7106
+1296%

Radeon 780M outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 1296% 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

Radeon 780M 40258
+671%

Radeon 780M outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 671% 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 −48%	37 +48%
1440p	1−2 −2000%	21 +2000%
4K	0−1	12

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−875%

39
+875%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −422%	45−50 +422%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −675%	31 +675%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −6300%	60−65 +6300%
Hitman 3	1−2 −5100%	50−55 +5100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −4700%	48 +4700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −500%	42 +500%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −422%	45−50 +422%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −500%	24 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −6300%	60−65 +6300%
Hitman 3	1−2 −5100%	50−55 +5100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −3900%	40 +3900%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −1250%	27 +1250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −400%	35 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1050%	46 +1050%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −475%	23 +475%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −6300%	60−65 +6300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −625%	29 +625%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
Hitman 3	4−5 −625%	27−30 +625%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −188%	23 +188%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	14−16
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −360%	21−24 +360%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1250%	27 +1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −900%	20 +900%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
Hitman 3	1−2 −1600%	16−18 +1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	10−11

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	10−12
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	9−10
Far Cry 5	3−4 −300%	12 +300%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%

This is how GT 240 and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

Radeon 780M is 48% faster than GT 240 in 1080p
Radeon 780M is 2000% faster than GT 240 in 1440p

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 780M is 6300% faster than the GT 240.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Radeon 780M surpassed GT 240 in all 32 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.32	18.36
Recency	17 November 2009	5 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB or 1 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	54 Watt