GeForce GT 440 vs Radeon 540

In this comparison between GeForce GT 440 and Radeon 540 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GT 440 will be the best choice, for others Radeon 540 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon 540
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GT 440 has 30% more power consumption, than Radeon 540.
  • GeForce GT 440 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 540 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GT 440 has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon 540.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 440 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon 540 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 440 is 520 MHz higher, than Radeon 540.
  • GeForce GT 440 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Radeon 540 is 140 mm longer, than GeForce GT 440.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 is 5400 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 440.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 6−7
ultra / 1080p 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 14−16
medium / 1080p 0−1 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GT 440.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon 540
Architecture Fermi GCN 4.0
Code name GF108 Lexa
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 1 February 2011 26 March 2019
Pipelines 96 512
Core clock speed 1620 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 13.0 billion/sec 35.97
Floating-point performance 311.04 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3) 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 56 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 96
Bus support 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) 20 Mh/s
Standard memory config per GPU 1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
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