GeForce GT 440 vs Radeon HD 6850

In this comparison between GeForce GT 440 and Radeon HD 6850 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 6850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 127 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6850 has 95% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 440.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GT 440 has 511 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 440 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
  • GeForce GT 440 and Radeon HD 6850 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6850 is 193 mm longer, than GeForce GT 440.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 21−24
medium / 1080p 0−1 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than GeForce GT 440.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon HD 6850
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
Code name GF108 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 1 February 2011 21 October 2010
Pipelines 96 960
Core clock speed 1620 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 13.0 billion/sec 37.20
Floating-point performance 311.04 gflops 1,488.0 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 198 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 96
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16 AGP
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 139 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Standard memory config per GPU 1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
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