GeForce GT 440 vs 840M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 840M with GeForce GT 440, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 840M
2014
4 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
2.83
+42.2%

840M outperforms GT 440 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking795897
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.08
Power efficiency5.882.10
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM108GF108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores38496
Core clock speed1029 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt65 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate17.9812.96
Floating-point processing power0.8632 TFLOPS0.311 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs1616

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0PCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Standard memory config per GPUno data1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth16.02 GB/s28.8 (DDR3) – 51.2 (GDDR5)
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsHDMIVGADual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 840M 2.83
+42.2%
GT 440 1.99

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 840M 1092
+42.4%
GT 440 767

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GeForce 840M 1573
+85.1%
GT 440 850

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GeForce 840M 5748
+119%
GT 440 2621

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GeForce 840M 12
+50%
GT 440 8

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p45
+50%
30−35
−50%
Full HD17
+70%
10−12
−70%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data7.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+58.3%
24−27
−58.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+58.3%
24−27
−58.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+58.3%
24−27
−58.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how GeForce 840M and GT 440 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce 840M is 50% faster in 900p
  • GeForce 840M is 70% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.83 1.99
Recency 12 March 2014 1 February 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 65 Watt

GeForce 840M has a 42.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 97% lower power consumption.

GT 440, on the other hand, has a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce 840M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 440 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 840M is a notebook card while GeForce GT 440 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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