GeForce RTX 3060 vs GT 240M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 240M with GeForce RTX 3060, including specs and performance data.

GT 240M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.55

RTX 3060 outperforms GT 240M by a whopping 7964% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking121583
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data70.78
Power efficiency1.6417.88
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGT216GA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 June 2009 (15 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores483584
Core clock speed550 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors486 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate8.800199.0
Floating-point processing power0.1162 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
Gigaflops174no data
ROPs848
TMUs16112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 600 (DDR2), Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s360.0 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 ConnectorsSingle Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMIVGA1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.6

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.

GT 240M 0.55
RTX 3060 44.35
+7964%

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 240M 213
RTX 3060 17085
+7921%

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 240M 2372
RTX 3060 79706
+3261%

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
−942%
125
+942%
1440p0−178
4K0−150

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.63
1440pno data4.22
4Kno data6.58

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2533%
79
+2533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2225%
90−95
+2225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2867%
85−90
+2867%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2500%
78
+2500%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−10700%
100−110
+10700%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2300%
120
+2300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1527%
170−180
+1527%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2667%
160−170
+2667%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−350%
130−140
+350%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2225%
90−95
+2225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2867%
85−90
+2867%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2400%
75
+2400%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−10700%
100−110
+10700%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2220%
116
+2220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1527%
170−180
+1527%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2900%
180
+2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−810%
90−95
+810%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−350%
130−140
+350%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2225%
90−95
+2225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2867%
85−90
+2867%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2033%
64
+2033%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1920%
101
+1920%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1191%
142
+1191%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2467%
154
+2467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−630%
73
+630%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−96.7%
59
+96.7%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−6700%
65−70
+6700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 45−50
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5000%
50−55
+5000%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1033%
68
+1033%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−3433%
106
+3433%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−20400%
200−210
+20400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2433%
75−80
+2433%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 38

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 102
+0%
102
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85
+0%
85
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 115
+0%
115
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 45
+0%
45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+0%
63
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
+0%
67
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27
+0%
27
+0%

This is how GT 240M and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 942% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 is 20400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
  • there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 44.35
Recency 15 June 2009 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 170 Watt

GT 240M has 639.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060, on the other hand, has a 7963.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 240M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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