GeForce RTX 2060 vs GT 240

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 240 and GeForce RTX 2060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 240
2009
512 MB or 1 GB GDDR5, 69 Watt
1.31

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 240 by a whopping 2702% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1030131
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0140.47
Power efficiency1.3015.73
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGT215TU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 November 2009 (15 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 has 404600% better value for money than GT 240.

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 cores961920
Core clock speed550 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1680 MHz
Number of transistors727 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt160 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105C Cno data
Texture fill rate17.60201.6
Floating-point processing power0.2573 TFLOPS6.451 TFLOPS
ROPs848
TMUs32120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length168 mm229 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB or 1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth54.4 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsDVIVGAHDMI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12
Shader Model4.16.5
OpenGL3.24.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

GT 240 1.31
RTX 2060 36.71
+2702%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GT 240 504
RTX 2060 14145
+2707%

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.

GT 240 5221
RTX 2060 60454
+1058%

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 HD25
−376%
119
+376%
1440p2−3
−3750%
77
+3750%
4K1−2
−4600%
47
+4600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.202.93
1440p40.004.53
4K80.007.43

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1475%
60−65
+1475%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1433%
92
+1433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2550%
106
+2550%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1475%
60−65
+1475%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11300%
114
+11300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−4167%
128
+4167%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−10150%
205
+10150%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1533%
98
+1533%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1671%
248
+1671%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−5350%
109
+5350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−2288%
191
+2288%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−670%
254
+670%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−2083%
131
+2083%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2300%
96
+2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1475%
60−65
+1475%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−9000%
91
+9000%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−3067%
95
+3067%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−9600%
194
+9600%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1500%
96
+1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1664%
247
+1664%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−5050%
103
+5050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1550%
130−140
+1550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−591%
75−80
+591%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−639%
244
+639%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−833%
56
+833%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1675%
71
+1675%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1475%
60−65
+1475%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−6900%
70
+6900%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−5150%
105
+5150%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1250%
81
+1250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−757%
120
+757%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1550%
130−140
+1550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−564%
73
+564%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−36.4%
45
+36.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4700%
96
+4700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−6900%
70−75
+6900%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2700%
55−60
+2700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3800%
35−40
+3800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 51
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Hitman 3 7−8
−671%
54
+671%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1680%
89
+1680%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−3833%
236
+3833%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1750%
74
+1750%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 37

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2300%
24
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 28
Far Cry 5 0−1 25

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1167%
38
+1167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Battlefield 5 157
+0%
157
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+0%
64
+0%
Battlefield 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
Metro Exodus 140
+0%
140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+0%
55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+0%
42
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+0%
104
+0%
Metro Exodus 52
+0%
52
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 17
+0%
17
+0%

This is how GT 240 and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is 376% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 is 3750% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 is 4600% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 is 11300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is ahead in 48 tests (71%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.31 36.71
Recency 17 November 2009 7 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB or 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 160 Watt

GT 240 has a 8433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 131.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060, on the other hand, has a 2702.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.


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