GeForce GT 440 vs Radeon RX 470 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 470 Mobile with GeForce GT 440, including specs and performance data.
RX 470 Mobile outperforms GT 440 by a whopping 807% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 306 | 895 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 10.16 | 0.08 |
| Power efficiency | 14.76 | 2.13 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | GF108 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 February 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549.99 | $79 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RX 470 Mobile has 12600% 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 cores | 2048 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 926 MHz | 810 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1074 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 98 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 137.5 | 12.96 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.399 TFLOPS | 0.311 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 128 | 16 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | no data | 1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3) |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 28.8 (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 Connectors | No outputs | HDMIVGADual Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/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.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+1100%
|
3−4
−1100%
|
| Elden Ring | 55−60
+850%
|
6−7
−850%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+867%
|
6−7
−867%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+1100%
|
3−4
−1100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+850%
|
8−9
−850%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+880%
|
5−6
−880%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+975%
|
4−5
−975%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+825%
|
8−9
−825%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+867%
|
6−7
−867%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+1100%
|
3−4
−1100%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+829%
|
7−8
−829%
|
| Elden Ring | 55−60
+850%
|
6−7
−850%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+950%
|
6−7
−950%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+880%
|
10−11
−880%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+850%
|
8−9
−850%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
+829%
|
7−8
−829%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+880%
|
5−6
−880%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+942%
|
12−14
−942%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+975%
|
4−5
−975%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+850%
|
6−7
−850%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+825%
|
8−9
−825%
|
| World of Tanks | 220−230
+817%
|
24−27
−817%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+867%
|
6−7
−867%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+1100%
|
3−4
−1100%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+829%
|
7−8
−829%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+950%
|
6−7
−950%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+850%
|
8−9
−850%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+942%
|
12−14
−942%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+825%
|
8−9
−825%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 27−30
+833%
|
3−4
−833%
|
| Elden Ring | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+833%
|
3−4
−833%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+817%
|
18−20
−817%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| World of Tanks | 120−130
+942%
|
12−14
−942%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+825%
|
4−5
−825%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+840%
|
5−6
−840%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+820%
|
5−6
−820%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+925%
|
4−5
−925%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+1100%
|
2−3
−1100%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+820%
|
5−6
−820%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+933%
|
3−4
−933%
|
| Elden Ring | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+933%
|
3−4
−933%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+980%
|
5−6
−980%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+933%
|
3−4
−933%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+933%
|
3−4
−933%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+1250%
|
2−3
−1250%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.23 | 2.01 |
| Recency | 4 August 2016 | 1 February 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 65 Watt |
RX 470 Mobile has a 807% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
GT 440, on the other hand, has a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 30.8% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 470 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 440 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 470 Mobile 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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