Radeon HD 8310E vs R7 M440

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M440 and Radeon HD 8310E, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 M440
2016
4 GB DDR3
2.34
+166%

R7 M440 outperforms HD 8310E by a whopping 166% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8501131
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.42
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameMesoKalindi
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)23 April 2013 (11 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 cores320128
Core clock speed891 MHz300 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown25 Watt
Texture fill rate17.822.400
Floating-point processing power0.5702 TFLOPS0.0768 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs208

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 x8IGP

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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.06.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 2.34
+166%
HD 8310E 0.88

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 898
+164%
HD 8310E 340

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 HD13
+225%
4−5
−225%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Elden Ring 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Dota 2 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Elden Ring 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Fortnite 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 6
+200%
2−3
−200%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
World of Tanks 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Dota 2 21
+200%
7−8
−200%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
World of Tanks 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Valorant 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Elden Ring 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Fortnite 1−2 0−1
Valorant 2−3 0−1

This is how R7 M440 and HD 8310E compete in popular games:

  • R7 M440 is 225% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.34 0.88
Recency 15 May 2016 23 April 2013

R7 M440 has a 165.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

The Radeon R7 M440 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8310E in performance tests.


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