Arc A550M vs GeForce GT 240M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 240M and Arc A550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc A550M outperforms GT 240M by a whopping 4310% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1235 | 240 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.66 | 27.99 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 June 2009 (15 years ago) | 2022 (3 years ago) |
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 | 48 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.800 | 262.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1162 TFLOPS | 8.397 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 174 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 16 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 256 |
| 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 600 (DDR2), Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 Connectors | Single Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMIVGA | Portable Device Dependent |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK 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 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 12
−4067%
| 500−550
+4067%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−3050%
|
60−65
+3050%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−3050%
|
60−65
+3050%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2200%
|
90−95
+2200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1186%
|
90−95
+1186%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−475%
|
160−170
+475%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−3050%
|
60−65
+3050%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 16−18
−1382%
|
250−260
+1382%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−991%
|
120−130
+991%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2200%
|
90−95
+2200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 50−55 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1186%
|
90−95
+1186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−1625%
|
65−70
+1625%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−475%
|
160−170
+475%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−991%
|
120−130
+991%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2200%
|
90−95
+2200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1186%
|
90−95
+1186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−1625%
|
65−70
+1625%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−475%
|
160−170
+475%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 1−2
−16200%
|
160−170
+16200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−3380%
|
170−180
+3380%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−5800%
|
55−60
+5800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−3800%
|
35−40
+3800%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−187%
|
40−45
+187%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−4367%
|
130−140
+4367%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−2500%
|
24−27
+2500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
This is how GT 240M and Arc A550M compete in popular games:
- Arc A550M is 4067% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A550M is 16200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc A550M is ahead in 31 test (51%)
- there's a draw in 30 tests (49%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.48 | 21.17 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 60 Watt |
GT 240M has 160.9% lower power consumption.
Arc A550M, on the other hand, has a 4310.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240M in performance tests.
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