FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GT 440

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and GeForce GT 440. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W8000 and GeForce GT 440. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GT 440
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • FirePro W8000 has 246% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 440.
  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GT 440 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 440 has 508 GB more memory, than FirePro W8000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GT 440 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 440 is 720 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
  • FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GT 440 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8000 is 274 mm longer, than GeForce GT 440.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 3900 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 440.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
ultra / 1080p 10−11
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 1−2
medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than GeForce GT 440.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GT 440
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Tahiti GF108
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 14 June 2012 1 February 2011
Pipelines 1792 96
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1620 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 13.0 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 311.04 gflops
Length 279 mm 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.2
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 96
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s 20 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
Standard memory config per GPU 1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
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