GeForce GT 240
Nvidia graphics card · GeForce 200 series · launched November 2009
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Launch price in today's dollars
The GeForce GT 240 launched at $79 in 2009. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $122 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 54% rise over 17 years.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2009 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Specifications
| Vendor | Nvidia |
|---|---|
| Series | GeForce 200 series |
| Launched | November 2009 |
| Launch price | $79 |
| Architecture | Tesla |
| Chip | GT215-450-A2 |
| Memory | 1 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 54.4 GB/s |
| Core clock | 550 MHz |
| FP32 compute | 0.26 TFLOPS |
| Rated power | 69 W (TDP) |
| Transistors | 727 million |
| Die size | 144 mm² |
| Process | 40 nm |
| Bus interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Tier | 40-class |
The Nvidia 40-class over time
Nvidia graphics cards in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce 9400 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| GeForce 9400 GT | 2008 | — | — | — |
| GeForce GT 240 | 2009 | $79 | $122 | — |
| GeForce GT 440 | 2011 | $79 | $116 | — |
| GeForce GT 545 | 2011 | $149 | $219 | — |
| GeForce GT 640 | 2012 | $99 | $143 | — |
| GeForce GT 740 | 2014 | $89 | $124 | 40 |
Compare with
- GeForce GT 430 · 2010 · $79
- Radeon HD 4670 · 2008 · $79
- Radeon HD 5570 · 2010 · $80
- Radeon HD 5670 · 2010 · $99
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