GeForce GT 240 vs GTX 550 Ti

Place in performance ranking	650	985
Place by popularity	63	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.28	0.01
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code name	GF116	GT215
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)	17 November 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$80
Current price	$197 (1.3x MSRP)	$708 (8.9x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 550 Ti has 2700% 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	192	96
CUDA cores	192	96
Core clock speed	900 MHz	550 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	727 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	69 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	100 °C	105C C
Texture fill rate	28.8 billion/sec	17.60
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops	257.28 gflops

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	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	8.25" (21 cm)	6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	None
SLI options	+	no data

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	2 GB	512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4.1 GB/s	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory bandwidth	98.4 GB/s	54.4 GB/s

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	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI	DVIVGAHDMI
Multi monitor support	+	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal

API Compatibility

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	4.2	3.2
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	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.

GTX 550 Ti 4.00
+203%

GT 240 1.32

GTX 550 Ti outperforms GT 240 by 203% 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%

GTX 550 Ti 1547
+203%

GT 240 510

GTX 550 Ti outperforms GT 240 by 203% 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 550 Ti 10229
+95.9%

GT 240 5221

GTX 550 Ti outperforms GT 240 by 96% 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:

900p	38 +217%	12−14 −217%
Full HD	37 +48%	25 −48%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+75%

4−5

−75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Hitman 3	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Hitman 3	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1

This is how GTX 550 Ti and GT 240 compete in popular games:

GTX 550 Ti is 217% faster than GT 240 in 900p
GTX 550 Ti is 48% faster than GT 240 in 1080p

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 550 Ti is 1100% faster than the GT 240.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 550 Ti is ahead in 31 test (97%)
there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	4.00	1.32
Recency	15 March 2011	17 November 2009
Cost	$149	$80
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB or 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	116 Watt	69 Watt