GeForce GT 440 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5850 with GeForce GT 440, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 5850
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 30 Watt
1.86

GT 440 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5850 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking912897
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.08
Power efficiency4.382.13
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameBroadwayGF108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2010 (15 years ago)1 February 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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 cores80096
Core clock speed500 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt65 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate20.0012.96
Floating-point processing power0.8 TFLOPS0.311 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs4016

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Standard memory config per GPUno data1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth64 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

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.2
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-+

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:

900p19
+5.6%
18−21
−5.6%
Full HD23
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.29

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Fortnite 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
World of Tanks 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
World of Tanks 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Fortnite 0−1 0−1
Valorant 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 5850 and GT 440 compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 5850 is 6% faster in 900p
  • GT 440 is 4% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.86 1.96
Recency 7 January 2010 1 February 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 65 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 5850 has 116.7% lower power consumption.

GT 440, on the other hand, has a 5.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and GeForce GT 440.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a notebook card while GeForce GT 440 is a desktop one.


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