Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs GeForce GT 440

Place in performance ranking	845	384
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Gen. 12 Xe (2020)
GPU code name	GF108	iDG1LPDEV
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 February 2011 (13 years ago)	31 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data
Current price	$160 (2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	96
CUDA cores	96	no data
Core clock speed	810 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	13.0 billion/sec	79.20
Floating-point performance	311.04 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 440 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics 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 4.0 x4
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	LPDDR4x
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB	4 GB
Standard memory config per GPU	1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)	4266 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 (DDR3) – 51.2 (GDDR5)	68.26 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	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
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 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
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

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 11.40
+473%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics outperforms GeForce GT 440 by 473% 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

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1971
+156%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics outperforms GeForce GT 440 by 156% 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

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 6333
+645%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics outperforms GeForce GT 440 by 645% 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	4−5 −575%	27 +575%
1440p	3−4 −567%	20 +567%
4K	2−3 −700%	16 +700%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.99	11.40
Recency	1 February 2011	31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt