GeForce GT 440 vs Radeon R7 M270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R7 M270, 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 R7 M270, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 M270 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 M270 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 R7 M270 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 440
Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP)
65 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3
Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
No outputs
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GeForce GT 440 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
GeForce GT 440 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
GeForce GT 440 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 440 is 795 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
GeForce GT 440 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270 - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
1−2
medium / 1080p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
0−1
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
medium / 768p
27−30
27−30
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
high / 768p
16−18
16−18
GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
medium / 768p
10−11
10−11
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
low / 720p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
0−1
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
0−1
medium / 1080p
0−1
0−1
low / 768p
18−20
18−20
high / 1080p
0−1
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
12−14
GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
low / 720p
0−1
0−1
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
high / 1080p
27−30
27−30
GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
low / 720p
8−9
8−9
GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
low / 720p
0−1
0−1
low / 768p
0−1
0−1
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
medium / 768p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
high / 768p
12−14
12−14
GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 440
Radeon R7 M270
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
GF108
Opal XT / Mars
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
1 February 2011
7 January 2014
Pipelines
96
384
Core clock speed
1620 MHz
825 MHz
Transistor count
585 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
13.0 billion/sec
19.80
Floating-point performance
311.04 gflops
633.6 gflops
Length
5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth
28.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.2
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
96
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0 x 16
PCIe 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
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20 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Standard memory config per GPU
1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
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