GeForce GT 440 vs Radeon R9 M280X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R9 M280X. 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 GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R9 M280X. 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.

Radeon R9 M280X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M280X 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 R9 M280X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon R9 M280X
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
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 R9 M280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 440 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M280X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 440 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 440 is 720 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M280X.
  • GeForce GT 440 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M280X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 2−3
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 14−16
medium / 1080p 0−1 4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GT 440.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon R9 M280X
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF108 Saturn XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 1 February 2011 1 February 2015
Pipelines 96 896
Core clock speed 1620 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.0 billion/sec 61.60
Floating-point performance 311.04 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
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 Not Listed
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
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Standard memory config per GPU 1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
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