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    GeForce GT 440 vs Radeon HD 8970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 440 and Radeon HD 8970M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 440 stacks up against Radeon HD 8970M, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 8970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 8970M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 8970M here:

    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 440 Radeon HD 8970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 8970M has 53% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 440.
    • GeForce GT 440 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GT 440 has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • GeForce GT 440 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GT 440 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 440 is 770 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • GeForce GT 440 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 440.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 20−22
    ultra / 1080p − 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 1−2 35−40
    medium / 1080p 0−1 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than GeForce GT 440.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 440 Radeon HD 8970M
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name GF108 Neptune
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 1 February 2011 15 May 2013
    Pipelines 96 1280
    Core clock speed 1620 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 585 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 13.0 billion/sec 72.00
    Floating-point performance 311.04 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3) 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.2 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    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 273 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Standard memory config per GPU 1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
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