NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 vs AMD Radeon HD 7770M

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Combined performance score

HD 7770M
3.55
+169%

Radeon HD 7770M outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 169% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking677985
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.500.01
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameChelsea XTGT215
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date24 April 2012 (11 years old)17 November 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$80
Current price$338 $708 (8.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7770M has 4900% better value for money than GT 240.

Technical specs

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 cores51296
CUDA coresno data96
Core clock speed675 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million727 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt69 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105C C
Texture fill rate21.6017.60
Floating-point performance691.2 gflops257.28 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 7770M 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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

Memory

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 amount1 GB512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s54.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsDVIVGAHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDAno data+

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.

HD 7770M 3.55
+169%
GT 240 1.32

Radeon HD 7770M outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 169% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

HD 7770M 10468
+100%
GT 240 5221

Radeon HD 7770M outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 100% 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 HD65−70
+160%
25
−160%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Hitman 3 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Hitman 3 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Hitman 3 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
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 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 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 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1

This is how HD 7770M and GT 240 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • HD 7770M is 160% faster than GT 240

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 7770M is 900% faster than the GT 240.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 7770M is ahead in 31 test (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.55 1.32
Recency 24 April 2012 17 November 2009
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB or 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 69 Watt

The Radeon HD 7770M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7770M 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.

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