GeForce RTX 3060 vs GT 440

Place in performance ranking	848	71
Place by popularity	not in top-100	5
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	42.67
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GF108	Ampere GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 February 2011 (13 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	$329
Current price	$160 (2x MSRP)	$317 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 60857% better value for money than GT 440.

Detailed specifications

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	3584
CUDA cores	96	no data
Core clock speed	810 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	170 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	13.0 billion/sec	199.0
Floating-point performance	311.04 gflops	no data

Form factor & 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	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	242 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB	12 GB
Standard memory config per GPU	1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)	15000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 (DDR3) – 51.2 (GDDR5)	360.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

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	HDMIVGADual Link DVI	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

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 440 1.99

RTX 3060 44.16
+2119%

RTX 3060 outperforms GT 440 by 2119% 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 440 770

RTX 3060 17085
+2119%

RTX 3060 outperforms GT 440 by 2119% 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 440 850

RTX 3060 21379
+2415%

RTX 3060 outperforms GT 440 by 2415% 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 440 2629

RTX 3060 88505
+3266%

RTX 3060 outperforms GT 440 by 3266% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	5−6 −2240%	117 +2240%
1440p	3−4 −2500%	78 +2500%
4K	2−3 −2600%	54 +2600%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.99	44.16
Recency	1 February 2011	12 January 2021
Cost	$79	$329
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	170 Watt