RTX A500 vs Radeon R7 M440

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M440 with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.

R7 M440
2016
4 GB DDR3
2.32

RTX A500 outperforms R7 M440 by a whopping 656% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking845308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data20.25
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameMesoGA107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)10 November 2021 (3 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 cores3202048
Core clock speed891 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown60 Watt
Texture fill rate17.82113.3
Floating-point processing power0.5702 TFLOPS7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2064
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s112.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.06.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6

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.

R7 M440 2.32
RTX A500 17.55
+656%

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.

R7 M440 896
RTX A500 6769
+655%

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:

Full HD14
−614%
100−110
+614%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−650%
60−65
+650%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−627%
80−85
+627%
Hitman 3 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−637%
140−150
+637%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−627%
80−85
+627%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−630%
270−280
+630%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−650%
60−65
+650%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−627%
80−85
+627%
Hitman 3 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−637%
140−150
+637%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−627%
80−85
+627%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−637%
140−150
+637%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−630%
270−280
+630%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−650%
60−65
+650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−627%
80−85
+627%
Hitman 3 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−637%
140−150
+637%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−627%
80−85
+627%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−631%
95−100
+631%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−630%
270−280
+630%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Hitman 3 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−631%
95−100
+631%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%

This is how R7 M440 and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A500 is 614% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.32 17.55
Recency 15 May 2016 10 November 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX A500 has a 656.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M440 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M440 is a notebook card while RTX A500 is a workstation 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 R7 M440
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