GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs GT 240

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 240 and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

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

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms GT 240 by a whopping 5876% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10279
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0167.41
Power efficiency1.3224.82
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGT215AD104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 November 2009 (15 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 SUPER has 674000% 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 cores967168
Core clock speed550 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2475 MHz
Number of transistors727 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt220 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105C Cno data
Texture fill rate17.60554.4
Floating-point processing power0.2573 TFLOPS35.48 TFLOPS
ROPs880
TMUs32224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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 4.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount512 MB or 1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth54.4 GB/s504.2 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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.7
OpenGL3.24.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.9

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 4070 SUPER 78.29
+5876%

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 240 506
RTX 4070 SUPER 30200
+5868%

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
−804%
226
+804%
1440p2−3
−6950%
141
+6950%
4K1−2
−8700%
88
+8700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.202.65
1440p40.004.25
4K80.006.81

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5650%
230−240
+5650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−2550%
150−160
+2550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5650%
230−240
+5650%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−6367%
190−200
+6367%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−12300%
240−250
+12300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2050%
120−130
+2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1886%
270−280
+1886%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−6100%
120−130
+6100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−4113%
300−350
+4113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−367%
150−160
+367%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−2550%
150−160
+2550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5650%
230−240
+5650%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−6367%
190−200
+6367%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−12300%
240−250
+12300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2050%
120−130
+2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1886%
270−280
+1886%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−6100%
120−130
+6100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−5250%
428
+5250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1455%
170−180
+1455%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−367%
150−160
+367%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−2550%
150−160
+2550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5650%
230−240
+5650%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−12300%
240−250
+12300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2050%
120−130
+2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1886%
270−280
+1886%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−4663%
381
+4663%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1727%
201
+1727%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−321%
139
+321%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−6100%
120−130
+6100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−16500%
160−170
+16500%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−5500%
110−120
+5500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−9200%
90−95
+9200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 80−85
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1529%
110−120
+1529%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−4020%
200−210
+4020%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−15300%
154
+15300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−3900%
240−250
+3900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2975%
120−130
+2975%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 65−70

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−6600%
65−70
+6600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−6300%
60−65
+6300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 50−55
Far Cry 5 0−1 50−55

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2900%
90−95
+2900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 265
+0%
265
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 133
+0%
133
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 132
+0%
132
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
+0%
62
+0%

This is how GT 240 and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 804% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 6950% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 8700% 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 RTX 4070 SUPER is 16500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 SUPER is ahead in 43 tests (69%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (31%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.31 78.29
Recency 17 November 2009 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB or 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 220 Watt

GT 240 has a 4166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 218.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 5876.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.


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