GeForce GT 440 vs Radeon HD 7850

In this comparison between GeForce GT 440 and Radeon HD 7850 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 HD 7850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
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, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7850 has 246% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 440.
  • GeForce GT 440 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 440 has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 440 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GT 440 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7850 is 205 mm longer, than GeForce GT 440.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 440 is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 18−20
ultra / 1080p 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 1−2 35−40
medium / 1080p 0−1 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than GeForce GT 440.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon HD 7850
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name GF108 Pitcairn
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 1 February 2011 5 March 2012
Pipelines 96 1024
Core clock speed 1620 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.0 billion/sec 55.04
Floating-point performance 311.04 gflops 1,761 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3) 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 96
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16 PCIe 2.1 x16
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 249 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s
Standard memory config per GPU 1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
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