GeForce GT 240 vs GTX 680

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 680 and GeForce GT 240, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 680
2012
2048 MB GDDR5, 195 Watt
14.45
+1003%

GTX 680 outperforms GT 240 by a whopping 1003% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3611030
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.030.01
Power efficiency5.081.30
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGK104GT215
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)17 November 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680 has 30200% 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 cores153696
Core clock speed1006 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1058 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million727 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)195 Watt69 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105C C
Texture fill rate135.417.60
Floating-point processing power3.25 TFLOPS0.2573 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs12832

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 Express 3.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length254 mm168 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2048 MB512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR5128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s54.4 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortDVIVGAHDMI
Multi monitor support4 displays+
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.23.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA++

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.

GTX 680 14.45
+1003%
GT 240 1.31

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.

GTX 680 5567
+1005%
GT 240 504

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.

GTX 680 29702
+469%
GT 240 5221

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:

900p45
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Full HD74
+196%
25
−196%
4K23
+1050%
2−3
−1050%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.743.20
4K21.7040.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+1075%
4−5
−1075%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+4600%
2−3
−4600%
Hitman 3 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+429%
14−16
−429%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+1125%
4−5
−1125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+488%
8−9
−488%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+130%
30−35
−130%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+1075%
4−5
−1075%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+4600%
2−3
−4600%
Hitman 3 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+429%
14−16
−429%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+1125%
4−5
−1125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+488%
8−9
−488%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 94
+755%
10−12
−755%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+130%
30−35
−130%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+4600%
2−3
−4600%
Hitman 3 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+429%
14−16
−429%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+488%
8−9
−488%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+100%
10−12
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+130%
30−35
−130%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+1133%
6−7
−1133%
Hitman 3 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+1383%
6−7
−1383%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12 0−1
Hitman 3 10−11 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+1083%
6−7
−1083%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%

This is how GTX 680 and GT 240 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 680 is 1025% faster in 900p
  • GTX 680 is 196% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 680 is 1050% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 680 is 4600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 680 surpassed GT 240 in all 48 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.45 1.31
Recency 22 March 2012 17 November 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2048 MB 512 MB or 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 69 Watt

GTX 680 has a 1003.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 240, on the other hand, has a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 182.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 680 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.


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