GeForce GT 240 vs GTX 1050 Ti Mobile

Place in performance ranking	327	990
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.62	0.01
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code name	GP107	GT215
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	17 November 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$80
Current price	$545	$708 (8.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile has 86100% better value for money than GT 240.

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 cores	768	96
Core clock speed	1493 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1620 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	727 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	69 Watt
Texture fill rate	77.76	17.60
Floating-point performance	no data	257.28 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile and GeForce GT 240 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	1700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.1 GB/s	54.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	no data	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	6.1	1.2

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.

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile 15.33
+1061%

GT 240 1.32

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile outperforms GT 240 by 1061% based on our aggregate 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%

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile 5918
+1060%

GT 240 510

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile outperforms GT 240 by 1060% 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%

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile 30690
+488%

GT 240 5221

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile outperforms GT 240 by 488% 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 HD	56 +124%	25 −124%
1440p	25 +1150%	2−3 −1150%
4K	17 +1600%	1−2 −1600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	43 +760%	5−6 −760%
Battlefield 5	59 +1080%	5−6 −1080%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	47 +1075%	4−5 −1075%
Far Cry 5	47 +4600%	1−2 −4600%
Far Cry New Dawn	46 +1433%	3−4 −1433%
Forza Horizon 4	62 +3000%	2−3 −3000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +1550%	2−3 −1550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	39 +457%	7−8 −457%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	37 +640%	5−6 −640%
Battlefield 5	49 +1125%	4−5 −1125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	33 +725%	4−5 −725%
Far Cry 5	44 +4300%	1−2 −4300%
Far Cry New Dawn	42 +1300%	3−4 −1300%
Forza Horizon 4	57 +2750%	2−3 −2750%
Metro Exodus	19 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +2050%	2−3 −2050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33 +371%	7−8 −371%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47 +840%	5−6 −840%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	23 +360%	5−6 −360%
Battlefield 5	42 +1300%	3−4 −1300%
Far Cry 5	40 +3900%	1−2 −3900%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 +1167%	3−4 −1167%
Forza Horizon 4	43 +2050%	2−3 −2050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 +420%	5−6 −420%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Metro Exodus	12 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +1150%	2−3 −1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 +1600%	1−2 −1600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Battlefield 5	29 +1350%	2−3 −1350%
Far Cry 5	26 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Far Cry New Dawn	27 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +1400%	2−3 −1400%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4	0−1
Metro Exodus	7	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 +1600%	1−2 −1600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Far Cry 5	12	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti Mobile and GT 240 compete in popular games:

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 124% faster in 1080p
GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 1150% faster in 1440p
GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 1600% faster in 4K

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 4600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 21 test (44%)
there's a draw in 27 tests (56%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.33	1.32
Recency	3 January 2017	17 November 2009
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	69 Watt

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile has a 1061.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

GT 240, on the other hand, has 8.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile 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.