GeForce GT 440 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5850 with GeForce GT 440, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 5850
2010
1 GB DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5, 39 Watt
1.96

GT 440 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5850 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking857848
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.300.08
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameBroadway-PROGF108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79
Current price$153 $160 (2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI Mobility HD 5850 has 275% 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 cores80096
CUDA coresno data96
Core clock speed625 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)39 Watt65 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate20.0013.0 billion/sec
Floating-point performance800.0 gflops311.04 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and GeForce GT 440 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.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data5.7" (14.5 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Standard memory config per GPUno data1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s28.8 (DDR3) – 51.2 (GDDR5)
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 ConnectorsNo outputsHDMIVGADual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.2
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDAno data+

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:

900p19
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Full HD23
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Hitman 3 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Hitman 3 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 1−2

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 5850 and GT 440 compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 5850 is 6% faster in 900p
  • ATI Mobility HD 5850 is 10% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.96 1.99
Recency 7 January 2010 1 February 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 39 Watt 65 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and GeForce GT 440.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a notebook card while GeForce GT 440 is a desktop one.


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