GeForce GT 440 vs Radeon HD 6550A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6550A with GeForce GT 440, including specs and performance data.

HD 6550A
2011
2 GB GDDR3, 35 Watt
1.83

GT 440 outperforms HD 6550A by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking921897
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.08
Power efficiency3.582.10
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code namePinewoodGF108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 February 2011 (13 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

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 cores48096
Core clock speed550 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistors627 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate13.2012.96
Floating-point processing power0.528 TFLOPS0.311 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs2416

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
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Standard memory config per GPUno data1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth25.6 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 ConnectorsNo outputsHDMIVGADual 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.

HD 6550A 1.83
GT 440 1.99
+8.7%

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.

HD 6550A 707
GT 440 767
+8.5%

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 1.83 1.99
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

HD 6550A has 85.7% lower power consumption.

GT 440, on the other hand, has a 8.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 6550A and GeForce GT 440.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6550A is a notebook card while GeForce GT 440 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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AMD Radeon HD 6550A
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