GeForce GT 440 vs Radeon HD 7870

In this comparison between GeForce GT 440 and Radeon HD 7870 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 7870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Radeon HD 7870 has 169% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 440.
  • GeForce GT 440 has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 440 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 440 is 620 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • GeForce GT 440 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 440.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 24−27
ultra / 1080p 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 1−2 45−50
medium / 1080p 0−1 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4600% more, than GeForce GT 440.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon HD 7870
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF108 Pitcairn XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 1 February 2011 5 March 2012
Pipelines 96 1280
Core clock speed 1620 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 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) 4800 MHz
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.2
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.39 kh/s
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
Eyefinity +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 145 Sol/s
Standard memory config per GPU 1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
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