GeForce GT 240 vs GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile with GeForce GT 240, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
37.38
+2753%

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms GT 240 by a whopping 2753% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1251027
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiencyno data1.32
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGT215
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (8 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 cores512096
Core clock speed1556 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHzno data
Number of transistors14400 Million727 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data69 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105C C
Texture fill rateno data17.60
Floating-point processing powerno data0.2573 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data32

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data54.4 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 Connectorsno dataDVIVGAHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

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.

DirectX12_111.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.2
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan+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.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 37.38
+2753%
GT 240 1.31

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.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 55056
+955%
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 HD134
+436%
25
−436%
4K93
+3000%
3−4
−3000%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.20
4Kno data26.67

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+1525%
4−5
−1525%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+1233%
6−7
−1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+2925%
4−5
−2925%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+1800%
4−5
−1800%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+8100%
1−2
−8100%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+3033%
3−4
−3033%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+9250%
2−3
−9250%
Hitman 3 80−85
+1233%
6−7
−1233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+1029%
14−16
−1029%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+2950%
4−5
−2950%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+4350%
2−3
−4350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+1600%
8−9
−1600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+282%
30−35
−282%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+1233%
6−7
−1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+2925%
4−5
−2925%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+1800%
4−5
−1800%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+8100%
1−2
−8100%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+3033%
3−4
−3033%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+9250%
2−3
−9250%
Hitman 3 80−85
+1233%
6−7
−1233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+1029%
14−16
−1029%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+2950%
4−5
−2950%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+4350%
2−3
−4350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+1600%
8−9
−1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 162
+1373%
10−12
−1373%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+282%
30−35
−282%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+1233%
6−7
−1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+1800%
4−5
−1800%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+8100%
1−2
−8100%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+9250%
2−3
−9250%
Hitman 3 80−85
+1233%
6−7
−1233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+1029%
14−16
−1029%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+1600%
8−9
−1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
+945%
10−12
−945%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+282%
30−35
−282%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+4350%
2−3
−4350%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+2750%
2−3
−2750%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+2943%
7−8
−2943%
Hitman 3 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+1520%
5−6
−1520%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+2900%
3−4
−2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+5300%
1−2
−5300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+3017%
6−7
−3017%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+1525%
4−5
−1525%

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
+2850%
6−7
−2850%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87
+2800%
3−4
−2800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%

This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and GT 240 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 436% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 3000% 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 1080 SLI Mobile is 9250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1080 SLI Mobile surpassed GT 240 in all 48 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.38 1.31
Recency 16 August 2016 17 November 2009
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile has a 2753.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GT 240 is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
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