Radeon R7 M440 vs R9 M470X

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M470X and Radeon R7 M440, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M470X
2016
4 GB GDDR5
7.76
+259%

R9 M470X outperforms R7 M440 by a whopping 259% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking570920
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameEmeraldMeso
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (9 years ago)15 May 2016 (9 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 cores896320
Core clock speed1000 MHz891 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,080 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no dataunknown
Texture fill rate61.6017.82
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS0.5702 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs5620
L1 Cache224 KB80 KB
L2 Cache256 KB128 KB

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8

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 amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.36.0
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

R9 M470X 7.76
+259%
R7 M440 2.16

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.

R9 M470X 3244
+259%
Samples: 11
R7 M440 904
Samples: 409

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 HD50−55
+233%
15
−233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Fortnite 45−50
+380%
10−11
−380%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Valorant 80−85
+103%
40−45
−103%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+182%
40−45
−182%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Dota 2 60−65
+161%
23
−161%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Fortnite 45−50
+380%
10−11
−380%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+383%
6
−383%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+186%
7
−186%
Valorant 80−85
+103%
40−45
−103%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Dota 2 60−65
+186%
21
−186%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Valorant 80−85
+103%
40−45
−103%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 45−50
+380%
10−11
−380%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+275%
16−18
−275%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Valorant 85−90
+418%
16−18
−418%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Valorant 40−45
+264%
10−12
−264%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

This is how R9 M470X and R7 M440 compete in popular games:

  • R9 M470X is 233% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M470X is 1200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 M470X surpassed R7 M440 in all 51 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.76 2.16

R9 M470X has a 259% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon R9 M470X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M440 in performance tests.

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