GeForce GT 240 vs GT 710

Place in performance ranking	903	985
Place by popularity	52	not in top-100
Value for money	0.04	0.01
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code name	GK208B	GT215
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 March 2014 (10 years ago)	17 November 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$34.99	$80
Current price	$81 (2.3x MSRP)	$708 (8.9x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 710 has 300% better value for money than GT 240.

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 cores	192	96
CUDA cores	192	96
Core clock speed	954 MHz	550 MHz
Number of transistors	915 million	727 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	69 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	95 °C	105C C
Texture fill rate	15.26	17.60
Floating-point performance	366.3 gflops	257.28 gflops

Size and 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 support	PCI Express 2.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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 type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1.8 GB/s	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	54.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA	DVIVGAHDMI
Multi monitor support	3 displays	+
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal

Technologies

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

3D Vision	+	no data
PureVideo	+	no data
PhysX	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
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 710 1.63
+23.5%

GT 240 1.32

GT 710 outperforms GT 240 by 23% based on our aggregated 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 710 630
+23.5%

GT 240 510

GT 710 outperforms GT 240 by 24% in Passmark.

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	8 −213%	25 +213%
1440p	3 +50%	2−3 −50%
4K	7 +40%	5−6 −40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	5 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	4 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Metro Exodus	3 +50%	2−3 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5 +25%	4−5 −25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	4 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

This is how GT 710 and GT 240 compete in popular games:

GT 240 is 213% faster than GT 710 in 1080p
GT 710 is 50% faster than GT 240 in 1440p
GT 710 is 40% faster than GT 240 in 4K

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

in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 710 is 400% faster than the GT 240.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 240 is 33.3% faster than the GT 710.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 710 is ahead in 15 tests (47%)
GT 240 is ahead in 1 test (3%)
there's a draw in 16 tests (50%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	1.63	1.32
Recency	27 March 2014	17 November 2009
Cost	$34.99	$80
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB or 1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	69 Watt