GeForce GT 440 vs Radeon RX Vega 5

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 with GeForce GT 440, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
4.67
+135%

RX Vega 5 outperforms GT 440 by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking616848
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.530.08
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameVegaGF108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79
Current price$287 $160 (2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 5 has 10563% 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 cores32096
CUDA coresno data96
Core clock speedno data810 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data585 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rateno data13.0 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data311.04 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 5 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.

Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Standard memory config per GPUno data1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidthno data28.8 (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 dataHDMIVGADual 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.

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.2
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
CUDAno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RX Vega 5 4.67
+135%
GT 440 1.99

Radeon RX Vega 5 outperforms GeForce GT 440 by 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX Vega 5 2438
+187%
GT 440 850

Radeon RX Vega 5 outperforms GeForce GT 440 by 187% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD19
+138%
8−9
−138%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+200%
3−4
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+150%
6−7
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+140%
5−6
−140%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+160%
5−6
−160%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Hitman 3 8
+167%
3−4
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 25
+150%
10−11
−150%
Metro Exodus 20
+150%
8−9
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18
+157%
7−8
−157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+163%
8−9
−163%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+140%
5−6
−140%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12
+140%
5−6
−140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+140%
5−6
−140%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Metro Exodus 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+143%
7−8
−143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+200%
3−4
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12
+140%
5−6
−140%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how RX Vega 5 and GT 440 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 5 is 138% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.67 1.99
Recency 7 January 2020 1 February 2011
Chip lithography 7 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega 5 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 440 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook card while GeForce GT 440 is a desktop one.


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

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