GeForce GT 440 vs 8800 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8800 GTX and GeForce GT 440, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8800 GTX
2006
768 MB GDDR3, 155 Watt
1.53

GT 440 outperforms 8800 GTX by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking973897
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.030.08
Power efficiency0.682.10
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameG80GF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 November 2006 (18 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 440 has 167% better value for money than 8800 GTX.

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 cores57596
Core clock speed576 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistors681 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt65 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate36.8612.96
Floating-point processing power0.3456 TFLOPS0.311 TFLOPS
ROPs244
TMUs3216

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).

Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length270 mm145 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount768 MB512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Standard memory config per GPUno data1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s28.8 (DDR3) – 51.2 (GDDR5)

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoHDMIVGADual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.34.2
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/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.

8800 GTX 1.53
GT 440 1.99
+30.1%

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.

8800 GTX 590
GT 440 767
+30%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.53 1.99
Recency 8 November 2006 1 February 2011
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 65 Watt

GT 440 has a 30.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 68166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 138.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 440 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTX in performance tests.


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