GeForce GT 440 vs Radeon R9 M390X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 440 and Radeon R9 M390X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 440 stacks up against Radeon R9 M390X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M390X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M390X 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 M390X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M390X has 53% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 440.
  • GeForce GT 440 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 440 has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • GeForce GT 440 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 440 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 440 is 897 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • GeForce GT 440 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 1−2 40−45
medium / 1080p 0−1 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than GeForce GT 440.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 440 Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture Fermi GCN 3
Code name GF108 Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 1 February 2011 9 June 2015
Pipelines 96 2048
Core clock speed 1620 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.0 billion/sec 92.54
Floating-point performance 311.04 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth 160.0 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 PCIe 3.0
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
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Standard memory config per GPU 1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
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