Tesla A100 vs GeForce GT 240

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1022not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency1.37no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGT215GA100
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date17 November 2009 (14 years ago)14 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores967936
Core clock speed550 MHz1110 MHz
Number of transistors727 million38,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt260 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105C Cno data
Texture fill rate17.60550.6
Floating-point processing power0.2573 TFLOPS17.62 TFLOPS
ROPs8128
TMUs32496

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 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 typeGDDR5HBM2e
Maximum RAM amount512 MB or 1 GB40 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit4096 Bit
Memory clock speed1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth54.4 GB/s1,229 GB/s

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 ConnectorsDVIVGAHDMINo outputs
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 (12_1)
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.24.6
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 November 2009 14 May 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB or 1 GB 40 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 260 Watt

GT 240 has a 1180% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 276.8% lower power consumption.

Tesla A100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 240 and Tesla A100. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 240 is a desktop card while Tesla A100 is a workstation one.


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