GeForce GT 240M vs HD Graphics 615

Place in the ranking	916	1221
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Gen. 9 Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code name	Kaby-Lake GT2	N10P-GS
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	15 June 2009 (15 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 cores	24	48
CUDA cores	no data	48
Core clock speed	300 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	486 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	23 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.20	8.800
Floating-point processing power	0.4032 gflops	0.1162 gflops
Gigaflops	no data	174
ROPs	3	8
TMUs	24	16

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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16

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 type	DDR3L/LPDDR3	DDR3, GDDR2, GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	Up to 600 (DDR2), Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 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 Connectors	No outputs	Single Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMIVGA
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

Power management	no data	8.0
Quick Sync	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	2.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.103	N/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.

HD Graphics 615 1.87
+240%

GT 240M 0.55

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.

HD Graphics 615 721
+238%

GT 240M 213

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.

HD Graphics 615 4102
+73%

GT 240M 2372

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 HD	15 +25%	12 −25%
1440p	34 +240%	10−12 −240%
4K	4 +300%	1−2 −300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	25 +127%	10−12 −127%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 +50%	6−7 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +100%	6−7 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+300%

1−2

−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

This is how HD Graphics 615 and GT 240M compete in popular games:

HD Graphics 615 is 25% faster in 1080p
HD Graphics 615 is 240% faster in 1440p
HD Graphics 615 is 300% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics 615 is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD Graphics 615 is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.87	0.55
Recency	30 August 2016	15 June 2009
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	23 Watt

HD Graphics 615 has a 240% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 360% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics 615 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.