GeForce GT 555M and GeForce GT 240 - video card comparison
Passmark - benchmark score GeForce GT 555M vs GeForce GT 240
GeForce GT 555M
674
GeForce GT 240
525
GeForce GT 555M
GeForce GT 240
Architecture
Fermi (2010−2014)
GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code name
N12E-GE-B
GT215
Market segment
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
January 2011
November 2009
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0
PCI-E 2.0
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
-
None
SLI options
+
-
Boost clock speed
753 MHz
-
Core clock speed
Up to 753 MHz
550 MHz
CUDA cores
Up to 144
96
Floating-point performance
388.8 gflops
257.28 gflops
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Number of transistors
1,170 million
727 million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
144
96
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
69 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature
-
105C C
Texture fill rate
Up to 16.2 billion/sec
17.60
Memory type
DDR3\DDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bus width
Up to 192 bit/128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
Up to 1569 MHz
1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory bandwidth
Up to 50.2 GB/s
54.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
Display Connectors
No outputs
DVIVGAHDMI
Multi monitor support
-
+
HDMI
-
+
Maximum VGA resolution
-
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
-
Internal
DirectX
12 API
11.1 (10_1)
CUDA
+
+
OpenCL
1.1
1.1
OpenGL
4.5
3.2
Shader Model
5.1
4.1
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
3D Blu-Ray
+
-
3D Gaming
+
-
Optimus
+
-