GT 740M vs GT 240M

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Combined performance score

GT 240M
0.52

GT 740M outperforms GT 240M by 292% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking1181833
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.16
ArchitectureGT2xx (2009−2012)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameN10P-GSN14P-GV2, ...
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 June 2009 (14 years old)1 March 2013 (11 years old)
Current price$129 $310
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 240M and GT 740M have a nearly equal value for money.

Technical specs

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 cores48384
CUDA cores48no data
Core clock speed550 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speedno data980 MHz
Number of transistors486 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate8.80031.36
Floating-point performance116.16 gflops752.6 gflops
Gigaflops174no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 240M and GeForce GT 740M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8

Memory

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 typeDDR3, GDDR2, GDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataDDR3/GDDR5
Memory bus width128 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 600 (DDR2), Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz1600 - 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsSingle Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMIVGANo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
HDMI++
HDCP content protectionno data+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMIno data+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreamingno data+

Technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Supportno data+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoderno data+
Optimusno data+
3D Vision / 3DTV Playno data+
Power management8.0no data

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 API
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL2.14.5
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA++

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 240M 0.52
GT 740M 2.04
+292%

GT 740M outperforms GT 240M by 292% in our combined 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 240M 203
GT 740M 791
+290%

GT 740M outperforms GT 240M by 290% 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 240M 2372
GT 740M 6591
+178%

GT 740M outperforms GT 240M by 178% 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 HD12
−33.3%
16
+33.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−133%
7
+133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−33.3%
4
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Hitman 3 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how GT 240M and GT 740M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GT 740M is 33.3% faster than GT 240M

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 740M is 200% faster than the GT 240M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 740M is ahead in 21 test (84%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (16%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.52 2.04
Recency 15 June 2009 1 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 45 Watt

The GeForce GT 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240M in performance tests.


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