Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce GT 240
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 240 and Radeon RX 6500 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6500 XT outperforms GT 240 by a whopping 1803% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1037 | 227 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 95 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | 58.26 |
| Power efficiency | 1.30 | 16.00 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GT215 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 17 November 2009 (15 years ago) | 19 January 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RX 6500 XT has 582500% better value for money than GT 240.
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 cores | 96 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 2610 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2815 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 727 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 69 Watt | 107 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105C C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 17.60 | 180.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2573 TFLOPS | 5.765 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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 x4 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB or 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz | 2248 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 54.4 GB/s | 143.9 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 Connectors | DVIVGAHDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x 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 3D 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 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
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.
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.
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.
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
−156%
| 64
+156%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−2900%
| 30
+2900%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 16 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.20
−2.9%
| 3.11
+2.9%
|
| 1440p | 80.00
−1106%
| 6.63
+1106%
|
| 4K | no data | 12.44 |
- GT 240 and RX 6500 XT have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p
- RX 6500 XT has 1106% lower cost per frame in 1440p
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−814%
|
64
+814%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1700%
|
72
+1700%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−7500%
|
75−80
+7500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−471%
|
40
+471%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−575%
|
27
+575%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−1322%
|
128
+1322%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−800%
|
50−55
+800%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−7500%
|
75−80
+7500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−300%
|
28
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−325%
|
17
+325%
|
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−10500%
|
106
+10500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−291%
|
43
+291%
|
| Fortnite | 5−6
−2400%
|
120−130
+2400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−1089%
|
107
+1089%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−8500%
|
86
+8500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1014%
|
150−160
+1014%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−800%
|
50−55
+800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−1057%
|
80−85
+1057%
|
| World of Tanks | 27−30
−818%
|
250−260
+818%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−7500%
|
75−80
+7500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−243%
|
24
+243%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−275%
|
15
+275%
|
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−10900%
|
110
+10900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−591%
|
75−80
+591%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−822%
|
83
+822%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1014%
|
150−160
+1014%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2400%
|
170−180
+2400%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| World of Tanks | 7−8
−2257%
|
160−170
+2257%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−200%
|
9
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1340%
|
70−75
+1340%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 23 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−640%
|
35−40
+640%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−1017%
|
65−70
+1017%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−127%
|
34
+127%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−127%
|
34
+127%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−1800%
|
75−80
+1800%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−127%
|
34
+127%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−2500%
|
24−27
+2500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−347%
|
67
+347%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−3200%
|
30−35
+3200%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−3100%
|
30−35
+3100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Forza Horizon 5 | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 97
+0%
|
97
+0%
|
| Valorant | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| Valorant | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 5 | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
| Valorant | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 56
+0%
|
56
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Fortnite | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3
+0%
|
3
+0%
|
This is how GT 240 and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 XT is 156% faster in 1080p
- RX 6500 XT is 2900% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 10900% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 XT is ahead in 42 tests (70%)
- there's a draw in 18 tests (30%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.29 | 24.55 |
| Recency | 17 November 2009 | 19 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB or 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 69 Watt | 107 Watt |
GT 240 has a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 55.1% lower power consumption.
RX 6500 XT, on the other hand, has a 1803.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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