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| Galaxy GeForce GT 240 (DDR5) Graphics Card |
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The GeForce GT 240 is a derivative of the GT200 GPU that powers the GeForce GTX 280 and the GeForce GTX 260. It is a slimmed-down version that features 96 stream processors and 8 ROPs. At the official core speed of 550 MHz, it is capable of processing up to 17.6 billion texels and 4.4 billion pixels per second. Officially, the GeForce GT 240 can either use 900 MHz DDR3, 1 GHz GDDR3 or 850 MHz GDDR5 memory, delivering anywhere from 28.8 GB/s to 54.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth. But Galaxy is never satisfied with sticking to the official specifications. Even though they are not officially calling this a factory-overclocked card, Galaxy gave their GeForce GT 240 (DDR5) card a slight boost in memory clock speed, going from 850 MHz to 900 MHz. Let's see how well that works out for them... To find out more, read our Comprehensive Review! |
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Core / Card Code Name |
• NVIDIA GT215 |
Stream Processors |
• 96 |
Vertex Shader Version |
• 4.1 |
Pixel Shader Version |
• 4.1 |
Textures Per Clock |
• Average 32 |
ROPs |
• 8 |
Core Clock |
• 550 MHz |
Shader Clock |
• 1340 MHz |
Fill Rate |
• 17,600 MTexels/s |
Graphics Memory |
• 512 MB GDDR5 |
Graphics Memory Clock |
• 900 MHz (3.6 GHz QDR) |
Memory Bus Width |
• 128-bits |
Memory Bandwidth |
• 57.6 GB/s |
Bus Support |
• PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
Microsoft DirectX |
• 10.1 |
OpenGL |
• 3.2 |
NVIDIA SLI Support |
• None |
NVIDIA GeForce 3G Vision |
• Yes |
NVIDIA PhysX Support |
• Yes |
NVIDIA CUDA Support |
• Yes |
RAMDAC |
• Two integrated 400 MHz RAMDACs |
CRT Max. Resolution |
• 2048 x 1536 |
DVI Max. Resolution |
• 2560 x 1600 |
Display Support |
• One dual-linked HDCP-enabled DVI-I port |
HDMI Version |
• HDMI 1.3a |
Maximum Board Power |
• 69 Watts |
Idle Board Power |
• 9 Watts |
GPU Thermal Threshold |
• 105 °C |
Card Size |
• 11.12 cm (4.376 inches) tall |
Bundled Accessories |
• None |
Software Bundle |
• Galaxy Utilities & Driver CD |
Warranty |
• 1 Year Warranty |
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