Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU vs GeForce GT 440

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking892not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
Power efficiency2.15no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)no data
GPU code nameGF108no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 February 2011 (13 years ago)31 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores9640
Core clock speed810 MHzno data
Number of transistors585 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt53 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate12.96no data
Floating-point processing power0.311 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4no data
TMUs16no data

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length145 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDR3LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GBno data
Standard memory config per GPU1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)no data
Memory bandwidth28.8 (DDR3) – 51.2 (GDDR5)no data
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsHDMIVGADual Link DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.2no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 February 2011 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 53 Watt

Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU has an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 22.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 440 and Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 440 is a desktop card while Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 440
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