GeForce GT 440 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 440 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. 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 HD 6970M Crossfire. 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 HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • GeForce GT 440 has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GT 440 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 440 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 440 is 940 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GT 440 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 440 is 700 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 1−2 40−45
medium / 1080p 0−1 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than GeForce GT 440.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name GF108 Blackcomb XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 1 February 2011 6 January 2011
Pipelines 96 1920
Core clock speed 1620 MHz 680 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2x1700 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 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3) 900 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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