GeForce GT 440 vs GT 430

Place in performance ranking	923	844
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.05	0.07
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GF108	GF108
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 October 2010 (13 years old)	1 February 2011 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	$79
Current price	$59 (0.7x MSRP)	$160 (2x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 440 has 40% better value for money than GT 430.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	96
CUDA cores	no data	96
CUDA cores per GPU	96	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	810 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	65 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	98 °C
Texture fill rate	11.2 billion/sec	13.0 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	268.8 gflops	311.04 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Standard memory config per GPU	no data	1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)	1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth	25.6 - 28.8 GB/s	28.8 (DDR3) – 51.2 (GDDR5)

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI	HDMIVGADual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.2
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 430 1.55

GT 440 1.99
+28.4%

GT 440 outperforms GT 430 by 28% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 430 601

GT 440 770
+28.1%

GT 440 outperforms GT 430 by 28% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 430 720

GT 440 850
+18.1%

GT 440 outperforms GT 430 by 18% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GT 430 2256

GT 440 2627
+16.4%

GT 440 outperforms GT 430 by 16% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GT 430 3

GT 440 8
+167%

GT 440 outperforms GT 430 by 167% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−25%

5−6
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%