GeForce GT 240 vs Radeon RX 460

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Aggregate performance score

RX 460
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
10.61
+704%

Radeon RX 460 outperforms GeForce GT 240 by a whopping 704% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking400988
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.220.01
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code namePolaris 11 / Baffin XTGT215
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 August 2016 (7 years ago)17 November 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86 $80
Current price$397 (4.6x MSRP)$708 (8.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 460 has 12100% 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 cores89696
CUDA coresno data96
Core clock speed1090 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,000 million727 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt69 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105C C
Texture fill rate67.2017.60
Floating-point performance2,150 gflops257.28 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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length170 mm6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount4 GB512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7000 MHz1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s54.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortDVIVGAHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.63.2
OpenCL2.01.1
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.

RX 460 10.61
+704%
GT 240 1.32

Radeon RX 460 outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 704% based on our aggregate 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%

RX 460 4103
+705%
GT 240 510

Radeon RX 460 outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 705% in Passmark.

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 HD42
+740%
5−6
−740%
1440p96
+860%
10−12
−860%
4K20
+900%
2−3
−900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 34 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+725%
4−5
−725%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+417%
6−7
−417%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 57
+1040%
5−6
−1040%
Hitman 3 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 138
+962%
12−14
−962%
Metro Exodus 44
+780%
5−6
−780%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 28 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Battlefield 5 22
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Far Cry 5 44
+633%
6−7
−633%
Far Cry New Dawn 34 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 54
+980%
5−6
−980%
Hitman 3 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 113
+769%
12−14
−769%
Metro Exodus 38
+850%
4−5
−850%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 13
+30%
10−11
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+825%
4−5
−825%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+417%
6−7
−417%
Forza Horizon 4 41
+720%
5−6
−720%
Horizon Zero Dawn 36
+177%
12−14
−177%
Metro Exodus 35
+775%
4−5
−775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
+475%
4−5
−475%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Hitman 3 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 25
+400%
5−6
−400%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7 0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 22
+267%
6−7
−267%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Metro Exodus 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

This is how RX 460 and GT 240 compete in popular games:

  • RX 460 is 740% faster in 1080p
  • RX 460 is 860% faster in 1440p
  • RX 460 is 900% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 460 is 2000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 460 surpassed GT 240 in all 38 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.61 1.32
Recency 8 August 2016 17 November 2009
Cost $86 $80
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB or 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 69 Watt

The Radeon RX 460 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.


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