GeForce GT 240M LE vs Quadro FX 2800M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1154 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.01 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | G92 | G96C |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 December 2009 (16 years ago) | 15 January 2010 (15 years ago) |
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 | 96 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.80 | 9.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.288 TFLOPS | 0.096 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 48 | 16 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 32 KB |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 December 2009 | 15 January 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 23 Watt |
FX 2800M has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GT 240M LE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, a 18.2% more advanced lithography process, and 226.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 2800M and GeForce GT 240M LE. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 2800M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 240M LE is a mobile workstation one.
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