GeForce GT 230 vs Radeon R7 240

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 240 and GeForce GT 230, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 240
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
2.33
+177%

R7 240 outperforms GT 230 by a whopping 177% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8501141
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.160.01
Power efficiency5.320.77
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameOlandG94B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)12 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$69 $43.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 240 has 1500% better value for money than GT 230.

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 cores32048
Core clock speedno data650 MHz
Boost clock speed780 MHzno data
Number of transistors950 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate14.0015.60
Floating-point processing power0.448 TFLOPS0.156 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2024

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsN/ANone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1150 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s57.6 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGANo outputs
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-1.1

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.

R7 240 2.33
+177%
GT 230 0.84

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.

R7 240 897
+178%
GT 230 323

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.33 0.84
Recency 8 October 2013 12 October 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt

R7 240 has a 177.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 240 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 230 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R7 240
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