GeForce GT 440 vs Tesla M2070
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla M2070 with GeForce GT 440, including specs and performance data.
Tesla M2070 outperforms GT 440 by a whopping 144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 635 | 893 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | 2.14 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | GF108 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 July 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 February 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,099 | $79 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Tesla M2070 has 38% 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 cores | 448 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 574 MHz | 810 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 98 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 32.14 | 12.96 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.03 TFLOPS | 0.311 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 4 |
| TMUs | 56 | 16 |
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 support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 248 mm | 145 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | no data | 1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 783 MHz | 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3) |
| Memory bandwidth | 150.3 GB/s | 28.8 (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 Connectors | No outputs | HDMIVGADual Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.0 | + |
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 | 4.88 | 2.00 |
| Recency | 25 July 2011 | 1 February 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 65 Watt |
Tesla M2070 has a 144% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.
GT 440, on the other hand, has a 8433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 246.2% lower power consumption.
The Tesla M2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 440 in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla M2070 is a workstation graphics 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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