HD Graphics 610 vs GeForce GT 440

Place in performance ranking	848	875
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	0.21
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Gen. 9 Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
GPU code name	GF108	Kaby Lake GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 February 2011 (13 years ago)	1 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data
Current price	$160 (2x MSRP)	$86

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD Graphics 610 has 200% 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	12
CUDA cores	96	no data
Core clock speed	810 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	950 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	5 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	13.0 billion/sec	3.600
Floating-point performance	311.04 gflops	422.4 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 440 and HD Graphics 610 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x1
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB	32 GB
Standard memory config per GPU	1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	28.8 (DDR3) – 51.2 (GDDR5)	no data
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	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.103
CUDA	+	no data

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
+8.2%

HD Graphics 610 1.84

GeForce GT 440 outperforms HD Graphics 610 by 8% based on our aggregate 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
+8.1%

HD Graphics 610 712

GeForce GT 440 outperforms HD Graphics 610 by 8% 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
+39.9%

HD Graphics 610 608

GeForce GT 440 outperforms HD Graphics 610 by 40% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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

7−8

+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
+0%

4−5

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+0%

4−5

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+0%

5−6

+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+0%

3−4

+0%

This is how GT 440 and HD Graphics 610 compete in popular games:

A tie in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.99	1.84
Recency	1 February 2011	1 January 2017
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	5 Watt