GeForce GT 240M vs Iris Plus Graphics 650

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Plus Graphics 650 and GeForce GT 240M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Plus Graphics 650
2017
32 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4, 15 Watt
4.56
+729%

Iris Plus Graphics 650 outperforms GT 240M by a whopping 729% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6631227
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency20.851.64
ArchitectureGeneration 9.5 (2016−2020)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameKaby Lake GT3eGT216
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (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 cores38448
Core clock speed300 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHzno data
Number of transistors189 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm++40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate55.208.800
Floating-point processing power0.8832 TFLOPS0.1162 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data174
ROPs68
TMUs4816

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfaceRing BusPCIe 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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount32 GB1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem SharedUp to 600 (DDR2), Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidthno data25.6 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentSingle Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMIVGA
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

Power managementno data8.0
Quick Sync+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL3.01.1
Vulkan1.3N/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.

Iris Plus Graphics 650 4.56
+729%
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.

Iris Plus Graphics 650 1757
+725%
GT 240M 213

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 HD22
+83.3%
12
−83.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Fortnite 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Valorant 55−60
+100%
27−30
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 75−80
+341%
16−18
−341%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Dota 2 30
+173%
10−12
−173%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Fortnite 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Grand Theft Auto V 8 0−1
Metro Exodus 8−9 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Valorant 55−60
+100%
27−30
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Dota 2 25
+127%
10−12
−127%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Valorant 55−60
+100%
27−30
−100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5 0−1
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Valorant 45−50
+820%
5−6
−820%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Valorant 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how Iris Plus Graphics 650 and GT 240M compete in popular games:

  • Iris Plus Graphics 650 is 83% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics 650 is 3200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Iris Plus Graphics 650 surpassed GT 240M in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.56 0.55
Recency 3 January 2017 15 June 2009
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 23 Watt

Iris Plus Graphics 650 has a 729.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 53.3% lower power consumption.

The Iris Plus Graphics 650 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240M in performance tests.

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