GeForce GT 240 vs GT 730M

Place in the ranking	874	1034
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.01
Power efficiency	4.40	1.31
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	GK107	GT215
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	20 January 2013 (12 years ago)	17 November 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$80

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 cores	384	96
Core clock speed	725 MHz	550 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	727 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	69 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105C C
Texture fill rate	23.20	17.60
Floating-point processing power	0.5568 TFLOPS	0.2573 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	32	32

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 Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB or 1 GB
Standard memory configuration	DDR3/GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	54.4 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 Connectors	No outputs	DVIVGAHDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP content protection	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.2
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	+

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 730M 2.11
+61.1%

GT 240 1.31

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 730M 813
+61.6%

GT 240 503

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 730M 6788
+30%

GT 240 5221

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

−13.6%

25
+13.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

3.20

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Elden Ring	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Dota 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Elden Ring	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Fortnite	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
World of Tanks	52 +85.7%	27−30 −85.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Dota 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
World of Tanks	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Valorant	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Fortnite	0−1	0−1
Valorant	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

This is how GT 730M and GT 240 compete in popular games:

GT 240 is 14% faster in 1080p

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

in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 730M is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 730M is ahead in 37 tests (84%)
there's a draw in 7 tests (16%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.11	1.31
Recency	20 January 2013	17 November 2009
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB or 1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	69 Watt

GT 730M has a 61.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 109.1% lower power consumption.

GT 240, on the other hand, has a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GT 730M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 730M is a notebook card while GeForce GT 240 is a desktop one.

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