GeForce GT 240 vs GTX 1070 SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and GeForce GT 240, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 1070 SLI outperforms GT 240 by a whopping 2828% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 115 | 1031 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | 9.38 | 1.39 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Pascal GP104 SLI | GT215 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 17 November 2009 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $80 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 3840 | 96 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1683 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 14400 Million | 727 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 69 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105C C |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 17.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.2573 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 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).
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | no data | 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 |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | 2x 8 GB | 512 MB or 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 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 data | DVIVGAHDMI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.2 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
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 | 121
+384%
| 25
−384%
|
| 4K | 56
+5500%
| 1−2
−5500%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
+1575%
|
4−5
−1575%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 80−85
+1250%
|
6−7
−1250%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
+3200%
|
2−3
−3200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+2975%
|
4−5
−2975%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 75−80
+1850%
|
4−5
−1850%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
+1575%
|
4−5
−1575%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 90
+8900%
|
1−2
−8900%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 95−100
+3067%
|
3−4
−3067%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+9350%
|
2−3
−9350%
|
| Hitman 3 | 80−85
+1267%
|
6−7
−1267%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 160−170
+1050%
|
14−16
−1050%
|
| Metro Exodus | 120−130
+3000%
|
4−5
−3000%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 90−95
+4400%
|
2−3
−4400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 130−140
+1638%
|
8−9
−1638%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 120−130
+285%
|
30−35
−285%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 80−85
+1250%
|
6−7
−1250%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
+3200%
|
2−3
−3200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+2975%
|
4−5
−2975%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 75−80
+1850%
|
4−5
−1850%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
+1575%
|
4−5
−1575%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 64
+6300%
|
1−2
−6300%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 95−100
+3067%
|
3−4
−3067%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+9350%
|
2−3
−9350%
|
| Hitman 3 | 80−85
+1267%
|
6−7
−1267%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 160−170
+1050%
|
14−16
−1050%
|
| Metro Exodus | 120−130
+3000%
|
4−5
−3000%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 90−95
+4400%
|
2−3
−4400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 130−140
+1638%
|
8−9
−1638%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75−80
+618%
|
10−12
−618%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 120−130
+285%
|
30−35
−285%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 80−85
+1250%
|
6−7
−1250%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
+3200%
|
2−3
−3200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 75−80
+1850%
|
4−5
−1850%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
+1575%
|
4−5
−1575%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 48
+4700%
|
1−2
−4700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+9350%
|
2−3
−9350%
|
| Hitman 3 | 80−85
+1267%
|
6−7
−1267%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 160−170
+1050%
|
14−16
−1050%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 130−140
+1638%
|
8−9
−1638%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 73
+564%
|
10−12
−564%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 120−130
+285%
|
30−35
−285%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 90−95
+4400%
|
2−3
−4400%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+7300%
|
1−2
−7300%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 55−60
+2850%
|
2−3
−2850%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
+4000%
|
1−2
−4000%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+4100%
|
1−2
−4100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+4300%
|
1−2
−4300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 210−220
+2986%
|
7−8
−2986%
|
| Hitman 3 | 45−50
+600%
|
7−8
−600%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+1560%
|
5−6
−1560%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70−75
+3500%
|
2−3
−3500%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 90−95
+2967%
|
3−4
−2967%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+5400%
|
1−2
−5400%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 180−190
+3050%
|
6−7
−3050%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+1550%
|
4−5
−1550%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+3700%
|
1−2
−3700%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 30−35
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 170−180
+2883%
|
6−7
−2883%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+4800%
|
1−2
−4800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 54
+5300%
|
1−2
−5300%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 20 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+5200%
|
1−2
−5200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
+5100%
|
1−2
−5100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+1033%
|
3−4
−1033%
|
This is how GTX 1070 SLI and GT 240 compete in popular games:
- GTX 1070 SLI is 384% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1070 SLI is 5500% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1070 SLI is 9350% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 1070 SLI surpassed GT 240 in all 48 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 38.36 | 1.31 |
| Recency | 16 August 2016 | 17 November 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 69 Watt |
GTX 1070 SLI has a 2828.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
GT 240, on the other hand, has 334.8% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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