Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GT 240 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 1568 days newer than GeForce GT 240.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 69 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 11% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than GeForce GT 240 - 104 vs 94 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 - 3 vs 1 GB
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GT 240
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2009
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2009 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 200 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $80 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 54.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 550 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 850 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
