GeForce GT 1030 vs GeForce GT 440 3GB

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce GT 440 3GB, which has GPU clock speed of 594 MHz, and 3072 MB of GDDR3 RAM set to run at 900 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also features 144 Stream Processors, 24 TAUs, and 24 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 1030		30 Watts
GeForce GT 440 3GB		56 Watts
	Difference: 26 Watts (87%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GT 1030 will be 14% faster than the GeForce GT 440 3GB in general, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
GeForce GT 440 3GB		43200 MB/sec
	Difference: 5952 (14%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 is quite a bit (about 184%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GT 440 3GB. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 440 3GB		14256 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 26224 (184%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 is quite a bit (approximately 42%) more effective at FSAA than the GeForce GT 440 3GB, and also will be able to handle higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		20240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 440 3GB		14256 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 5984 (42%)

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: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in a second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory in one 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 filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.