GeForce GT 440 1.5GB vs GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, which uses a 16 nm design. nVidia has set the core speed at 1506 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM is set to run at a speed of 2000 MHz on this model. It features 1152 SPUs along with 72 TAUs and 48 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		12185 points
GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		840 points
	Difference: 11345 (1351%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		56 Watts
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		120 Watts
	Difference: 64 Watts (114%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB should be much faster than the GeForce GT 440 1.5GB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		196608 MB/sec
GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		43200 MB/sec
	Difference: 153408 (355%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is a lot (approximately 661%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GT 440 1.5GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		108432 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		14256 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 94176 (661%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is much (about 407%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GT 440 1.5GB, and should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB		72288 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		14256 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 58032 (407%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in one second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.