NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 is a graphics card released on November 17, 2009, built on the Tesla architecture using a 40 nm process. It has 96 shading units, 1 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus, 54.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 550 MHz and a 69 W board power rating. It scores 474 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3.
Depth: 37 recorded fields, 2 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 9 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 scores 474 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 35.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,922), measured across 1,962 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 41.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 averages DirectX 9 13 fps and DirectX 10 2 fps, across 1,962 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 1 GB of memory, a core clock of 550 MHz, DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3, first benchmarked on 2012-08-18. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 is based on the Tesla architecture, uses the GT215-450-A2 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 40 nm process, contains 727 million transistors and has a die size of 144 mm².
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 has 96 shading units, 32 texture mapping units and 8 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 runs at a base clock of 550 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 is equipped with 1 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 54.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 has a board power rating of 69 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 was released on November 17, 2009 and launched at a price of $79.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 have?
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 has 1 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 54.4 GB/s.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 has a board power rating of 69 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240?
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 scores 474 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 35.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,922.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 use?
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 was released on November 17, 2009 and launched at a price of $79.
Corrections to this record
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- Architecture: Tesla (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GT215 -> Tesla. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724); Wikipedia: List of Nvidia desktop graphics processing units (revision 1375708460).
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