Radeon RX 9070 XT vs GeForce GT 240

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 240 and Radeon RX 9070 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 240
2009
512 MB or 1 GB GDDR5, 69 Watt
1.22

RX 9070 XT outperforms GT 240 by a whopping 5300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking106829
Place by popularitynot in top-10097
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0160.71
Power efficiency1.2715.62
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGT215Navi 48
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 November 2009 (15 years ago)6 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 9070 XT has 607000% better value for money than GT 240.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores964096
Core clock speed550 MHz1660 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2970 MHz
Number of transistors727 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt304 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105C Cno data
Texture fill rate17.60760.3
Floating-point processing power0.2573 TFLOPS48.66 TFLOPS
ROPs8128
TMUs32256
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

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 supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB or 1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth54.4 GB/s644.6 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsDVIVGAHDMI1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.8
OpenGL3.24.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+-
DLSS-+

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.

GT 240 1.22
RX 9070 XT 65.88
+5300%

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 240 500
RX 9070 XT 26971
+5294%

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.

GT 240 5221
RX 9070 XT 145958
+2696%

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
−736%
209
+736%
1440p2−3
−6400%
130
+6400%
4K1−2
−8200%
83
+8200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.20
−11.7%
2.87
+11.7%
1440p40.00
−768%
4.61
+768%
4K80.00
−1009%
7.22
+1009%
  • RX 9070 XT has 12% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 9070 XT has 768% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 9070 XT has 1009% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 4−5
−8675%
351
+8675%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5333%
160−170
+5333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 4−5
−6700%
272
+6700%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−17400%
170−180
+17400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5333%
160−170
+5333%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−29500%
296
+29500%
Fortnite 3−4
−9967%
300−350
+9967%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−3571%
250−260
+3571%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1856%
170−180
+1856%
Valorant 30−35
−1012%
350−400
+1012%

Full HD
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 4−5
−5800%
236
+5800%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−17400%
170−180
+17400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−893%
270−280
+893%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5333%
160−170
+5333%
Dota 2 16−18
−5213%
850−900
+5213%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−28400%
285
+28400%
Fortnite 3−4
−9967%
300−350
+9967%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−3571%
250−260
+3571%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 160−170
Metro Exodus 2−3
−8200%
160−170
+8200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1856%
170−180
+1856%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−8183%
497
+8183%
Valorant 30−35
−1012%
350−400
+1012%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 4−5
−5700%
232
+5700%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−17400%
170−180
+17400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5333%
160−170
+5333%
Dota 2 16−18
−5213%
850−900
+5213%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−26900%
270
+26900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−3571%
250−260
+3571%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1856%
170−180
+1856%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−4500%
276
+4500%
Valorant 30−35
−1012%
350−400
+1012%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−9967%
300−350
+9967%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 190−200
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
−7114%
500−550
+7114%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2400%
170−180
+2400%
Valorant 4−5
−11175%
450−500
+11175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−9200%
90−95
+9200%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−7267%
220−230
+7267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−21100%
212
+21100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−7450%
150−160
+7450%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−888%
150−160
+888%
Valorant 6−7
−5417%
300−350
+5417%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 45−50
Dota 2 1−2
−4900%
50−55
+4900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 169
+0%
169
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 260
+0%
260
+0%

4K
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 174
+0%
174
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 93
+0%
93
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 152
+0%
152
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

This is how GT 240 and RX 9070 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 XT is 736% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 XT is 6400% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9070 XT is 8200% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 9070 XT is 29500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 9070 XT is ahead in 41 tests (68%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (32%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 65.88
Recency 17 November 2009 6 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB or 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 304 Watt

GT 240 has a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 340.6% lower power consumption.

RX 9070 XT, on the other hand, has a 5300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.

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