The day before the release appeared on the network specifications and price that will probably be the last release from nVidia before Fermi. Chip for graphics, known as the GT 240, will be placed on the 40 nm process technology at the kernel-based GT215. This graphics chip will be 96 universal processors and unusually low for a modern GPU frequency, 550MHz. Can we assume that nVidia is struggling with not a very good 40 nm process technology? Yes, Issue 240 GT was late for a few months; this decision would be really competitive if it appeared in 2008.

GT 240 will be supplied either with memory GDDR3, or memory GDDR5. Given that the memory interface is 128-bit, one can expect that the version with GDDR5 will be much faster. From a performance standpoint, it is likely that the version with GDDR5 not only surpasses HD 4670, but even causes strain 9800 GT and HD 4770. But the worst characteristic of the GT 240 is its price.

According to rumors, the price of GT 240 in the batch of 1000 pieces is $ 99. Unfortunately the producer, much faster HD 4850 and HD 4770 is already available for less than $ 100 in wholesale consignments of the party, and the only rational reason why the user should acquire GT 240, is the need for CUDA without any desire to play in modern computer games.

Worse yet, your own soldier nVidia, G92 (9800 GT), is worth the same $ 99 a batch of 1000 pieces. It will provide much better performance, albeit at a somewhat higher power consumption, and with the support only DX 10. And not even worth talking about the graphics card HD 5750, which exceeds the GT 240 in all parameters, and cost not much more expensive. In the end, GT 240 is another latecomer’s performance nVidia. Can not say that these chips are bad, they simply missed more than a year, and will be sold at too high a price.