GeForce GTX 460 SE v2 vs GT 440 OEM
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GF106 | GF114 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 15 November 2010 (14 years ago) |
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 cores | 144 | 288 |
| Core clock speed | 810 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.44 | 31.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4666 TFLOPS | 0.7488 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 24 |
| TMUs | 24 | 48 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 210 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
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 type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 768 MB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 43.2 GB/s | 81.6 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 October 2010 | 15 November 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 768 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 150 Watt |
GT 440 OEM has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 130.8% lower power consumption.
GTX 460 SE v2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 440 OEM and GeForce GTX 460 SE v2. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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