GeForce GT 240 vs Radeon RX 460

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 460 and GeForce GT 240, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 460
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
10.65
+713%

RX 460 outperforms GT 240 by a whopping 713% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4341030
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.120.01
Power efficiency9.731.30
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameBaffinGT215
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 August 2016 (8 years ago)17 November 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86 $80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 460 has 11100% 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 cores89696
Core clock speed1090 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,000 million727 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt69 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105C C
Texture fill rate67.2017.60
Floating-point processing power2.15 TFLOPS0.2573 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs5632

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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length170 mm168 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount2 GB512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortDVIVGAHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.63.2
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

RX 460 10.65
+713%
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.

RX 460 4105
+714%
GT 240 504

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 HD40
+60%
25
−60%
1440p82
+720%
10−12
−720%
4K20
+900%
2−3
−900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.153.20
1440p1.058.00
4K4.3040.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 34
+467%
6−7
−467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+725%
4−5
−725%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Hitman 3 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+314%
14−16
−314%
Metro Exodus 44
+780%
5−6
−780%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+97%
30−35
−97%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 54
+800%
6−7
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Battlefield 5 22
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
+933%
3−4
−933%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Hitman 3 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+314%
14−16
−314%
Metro Exodus 35
+775%
4−5
−775%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+97%
30−35
−97%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
+183%
6−7
−183%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Forza Horizon 4 41
+1950%
2−3
−1950%
Hitman 3 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 36
+157%
14−16
−157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
+109%
10−12
−109%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+97%
30−35
−97%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+717%
6−7
−717%
Hitman 3 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 25
+400%
5−6
−400%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+1017%
6−7
−1017%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+840%
5−6
−840%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

This is how RX 460 and GT 240 compete in popular games:

  • RX 460 is 60% faster in 1080p
  • RX 460 is 720% faster in 1440p
  • RX 460 is 900% 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 RX 460 is 3450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 460 surpassed GT 240 in all 48 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.65 1.31
Recency 8 August 2016 17 November 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB or 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 69 Watt

RX 460 has a 713% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

GT 240, on the other hand, has a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 8.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 460 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.


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