Radeon R6 (Mullins) vs GeForce GT 240M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 240M and Radeon R6 (Mullins), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 240M
2009
1 GB DDR3, GDDR2, GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.55

R6 (Mullins) outperforms GT 240M by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking11781154
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGT2xx (2009−2012)GCN 1.1 (2014)
GPU code nameN10P-GSMullins
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 June 2009 (15 years ago)29 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price$129 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

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 cores48128
CUDA cores48no data
Core clock speed550 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors486 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Wattno data
Texture fill rate8.800no data
Floating-point performance116.16 gflopsno data
Gigaflops174no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 240M and Radeon R6 (Mullins) 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 sizedno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data

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 typeDDR3, GDDR2, GDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 600 (DDR2), Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHzno data
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
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 DVIHDMIVGAno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA+no data

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
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12−14
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 1−2
Hitman 3 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 1−2
Hitman 3 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 0−1 1−2
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
High Preset

Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 1−2
Metro Exodus 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

This is how GT 240M and R6 (Mullins) compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 0.64
Recency 15 June 2009 29 April 2014
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

The Radeon R6 (Mullins) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240M in performance tests.


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