GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs Radeon R7 M440

Place in the ranking	845	98
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	15.58
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Meso	TU106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	7 December 2021 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	320	2176
Core clock speed	891 MHz	1470 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	1,550 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	184 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.82	224.4
Floating-point processing power	0.5702 TFLOPS	7.181 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	48
TMUs	20	136
Tensor Cores	no data	272
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	34

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-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	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	336.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.0	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

R7 M440 2.32

RTX 2060 12 GB 41.24
+1678%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R7 M440 896

RTX 2060 12 GB 15912
+1676%

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

−1614%

240−250
+1614%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−1600%

85−90
+1600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1627%	190−200 +1627%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1479%	300−310 +1479%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −1627%	190−200 +1627%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1657%	650−700 +1657%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1627%	190−200 +1627%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1479%	300−310 +1479%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −1627%	190−200 +1627%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 −1479%	300−310 +1479%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1657%	650−700 +1657%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1627%	190−200 +1627%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1479%	300−310 +1479%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −1627%	190−200 +1627%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −1669%	230−240 +1669%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1657%	650−700 +1657%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−1600%

85−90
+1600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −1669%	230−240 +1669%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−1600%

85−90
+1600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1567%

50−55
+1567%

This is how R7 M440 and RTX 2060 12 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 12 GB is 1614% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.32	41.24
Recency	15 May 2016	7 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm

RTX 2060 12 GB has a 1677.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M440 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M440 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.