GeForce GT 440 vs Radeon R9 285

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 285 and GeForce GT 440, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 285
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
17.34
+771%

R9 285 outperforms GT 440 by a whopping 771% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking315897
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.760.08
Power efficiency6.252.10
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameTongaGF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 285 has 10850% better value for money than GT 440.

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 cores179296
Core clock speed918 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt65 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate102.812.96
Floating-point processing power3.29 TFLOPS0.311 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs11216

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).

Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length221 mm145 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Standard memory config per GPUno data1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth176.0 GB/s28.8 (DDR3) – 51.2 (GDDR5)

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2HDMIVGADual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.2
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.2.170N/A
CUDA-+

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.

R9 285 17.34
+771%
GT 440 1.99

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.

R9 285 6680
+771%
GT 440 767

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.

R9 285 8570
+908%
GT 440 850

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.34 1.99
Recency 2 September 2014 1 February 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 65 Watt

R9 285 has a 771.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 440, on the other hand, has a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 192.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 285 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 440 in performance tests.


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