GeForce GT 440 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

When choosing between GeForce GT 440 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GT 440 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB 2x1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 84% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 440.
  • GeForce GT 440 has 510 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • GeForce GT 440 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 440 is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 440 is 920 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
  • GeForce GT 440 and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 440 is 600 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 1−2 30−35
medium / 1080p 0−1 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce GT 440.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name GF108 Broadway-XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 1 February 2011 7 January 2010
Pipelines 96 1600
Core clock speed 1620 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 13.0 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 311.04 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3) 1000 MHz
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.2
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
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
Laptop size large
Standard memory config per GPU 1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
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