GeForce GT 440 vs ATI Radeon HD 5770

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5770 and GeForce GT 440, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 5770
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 108 Watt
4.43
+123%

ATI HD 5770 outperforms GT 440 by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking668897
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.890.08
Power efficiency2.812.10
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameJuniperGF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 October 2009 (15 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5770 has 1013% better value for money than GT 440.

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 speed850 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt65 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate34.0012.96
Floating-point processing power1.36 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).

Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length208 mm145 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 speed4800 MHz1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth76.8 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 HDMI, 1x DisplayPortHDMIVGADual 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.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.2
OpenCL1.21.1
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.

ATI HD 5770 4.43
+123%
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.

ATI HD 5770 1705
+122%
GT 440 767

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:

900p24
+140%
10−12
−140%
Full HD50
+138%
21−24
−138%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.183.76

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Hitman 3 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+144%
18−20
−144%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Hitman 3 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+144%
18−20
−144%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Hitman 3 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+144%
18−20
−144%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Hitman 3 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how ATI HD 5770 and GT 440 compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5770 is 140% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 5770 is 138% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.43 1.99
Recency 13 October 2009 1 February 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 65 Watt

ATI HD 5770 has a 122.6% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 440, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 66.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 5770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 440 in performance tests.


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