NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 vs AMD Radeon R7 M370

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Combined performance score

R7 M370
3.66
+177%

Radeon R7 M370 outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 177% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking670985
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.200.01
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameLithoGT215
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 May 2015 (8 years old)17 November 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$80
Current price$875 $708 (8.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 M370 has 1900% 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 cores38496
CUDA coresno data96
Core clock speed875 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed960 MHzno data
Number of transistors690 million727 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data69 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105C C
Texture fill rate23.0417.60
Floating-point performance737.3 gflops257.28 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 M370 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 supportPCIe 3.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 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 amount4 GB512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory bandwidth73.6 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+
Eyefinity1no data
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.43.2
OpenCLNot Listed1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
Mantle+no data
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.

R7 M370 3.66
+177%
GT 240 1.32

Radeon R7 M370 outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 177% in our combined 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%

R7 M370 1417
+177%
GT 240 511

Radeon R7 M370 outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 177% 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%

R7 M370 8513
+63.1%
GT 240 5221

Radeon R7 M370 outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 63% 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 HD14
−78.6%
25
+78.6%

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 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
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 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
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 10
+150%
4−5
−150%
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 2−3 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 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+50%
4−5
−50%
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 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
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 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
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 R7 M370 and GT 240 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GT 240 is 78.6% faster than R7 M370

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R7 M370 is 1000% faster than the GT 240.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M370 is ahead in 31 test (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.66 1.32
Recency 6 May 2015 17 November 2009
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB or 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

The Radeon R7 M370 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M370 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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