P106-090 vs GeForce GT 240M LE

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated577
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data5.60
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameG96CGP106
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date15 January 2010 (14 years ago)31 July 2017 (7 years ago)

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 cores32768
Core clock speed600 MHz1354 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1531 MHz
Number of transistors314 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate9.60073.49
Floating-point processing power0.096 TFLOPS2.352 TFLOPS
ROPs848
TMUs1648

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeDDR2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB3 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s192.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.4
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA1.16.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 January 2010 31 July 2017
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 3 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 75 Watt

GT 240M LE has 226.1% lower power consumption.

P106-090, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 243.8% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 240M LE and P106-090. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 240M LE is a notebook card while P106-090 is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M LE
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