GeForce4 MX 440 vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking204not rated
Place by popularity24not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.35no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameGP106NV17 A3
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 August 2016 (7 years ago)6 February 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$1112 (5.6x MSRP)$30

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1152no data
Core clock speed1506 MHz275 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,400 million29 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Wattno data
Texture fill rate123.01.100
Floating-point performance3,935 gflopsno 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16AGP 4x
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount3 GB64 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8008 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s6.4 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)8.0
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.61.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA6.1no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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%

GTX 1060 3 GB 9588
+239600%
GeForce4 MX 440 4

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms GeForce4 MX 440 by 239600% in Passmark.

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 August 2016 6 February 2002
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 150 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and GeForce4 MX 440. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
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