GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 1GB vs GeForce GTX 960M

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 960M, which has core clock speeds of 1096 MHz on the GPU, and 1000 MHz on the 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory. It features 640 SPUs as well as 40 TAUs and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 960M		65 Watts
GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 1GB		70 Watts
	Difference: 5 Watts (8%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 960M will be 18% quicker than the GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 1GB overall, due to its higher bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960M		64000 MB/sec
GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 1GB		54400 MB/sec
	Difference: 9600 (18%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 960M will be much (more or less 149%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 1GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960M		43840 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 1GB		17600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 26240 (149%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 960M will be much (approximately 299%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 1GB, and will be capable of handling higher resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960M		17536 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 1GB		4400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 13136 (299%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface in one second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.