GeForce GT 240 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Place in performance ranking	618	985
Place by popularity	50	not in top-100
Value for money	no data	0.01
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	GT215
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	26 October 2017 (6 years old)	17 November 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$80
Current price	no data	$708 (8.9x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores	512	96
CUDA cores	no data	96
Core clock speed	no data	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	727 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	69 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105C C
Texture fill rate	no data	17.60
Floating-point performance	no data	257.28 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 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.

Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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 type	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	54.4 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 Connectors	no data	DVIVGAHDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

API support

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

DirectX	12_1	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	no data	4.1
OpenGL	no data	3.2
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	no data	N/A
CUDA	no 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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.48
+239%

GT 240 1.32

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 239% based on our aggregated 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%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 10294
+97.2%

GT 240 5221

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms GeForce GT 240 by 97% 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 HD	18 −38.9%	25 +38.9%
4K	10 +400%	2−3 −400%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9
+125%

4−5

−125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	15 +275%	4−5 −275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Battlefield 5	24 +243%	7−8 −243%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	12 +300%	3−4 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +333%	3−4 −333%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Hitman 3	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12 +200%	4−5 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +300%	3−4 −300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +267%	3−4 −267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	22 +267%	6−7 −267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6 −50%	9−10 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	14 +250%	4−5 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	30 +2900%	1−2 −2900%
Hitman 3	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Metro Exodus	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +225%	4−5 −225%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +300%	2−3 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	23 +283%	6−7 −283%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	9 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry New Dawn	14 +250%	4−5 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 +100%	4−5 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Hitman 3	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

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 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	6 +500%	1−2 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	9 +350%	2−3 −350%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GT 240 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

GT 240 is 38.9% faster than RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

4K resolution:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 400% faster than GT 240

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 2900% faster than the GT 240.
in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 240 is 50% faster than the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000).

All in all, in popular games: