GeForce GT 440 1.5GB vs GeForce GTX 950

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 950, which makes use of a 28 nm design. nVidia has set the core speed at 1024 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM runs at a frequency of 1652 MHz on this specific card. It features 768 SPUs along with 48 Texture Address Units and 32 ROPs.

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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 950		6536 points
GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		840 points
	Difference: 5696 (678%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		56 Watts
GeForce GTX 950		90 Watts
	Difference: 34 Watts (61%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 950 should theoretically be a lot superior to the GeForce GT 440 1.5GB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 950		105728 MB/sec
GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		43200 MB/sec
	Difference: 62528 (145%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 950 will be much (approximately 245%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GT 440 1.5GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 950		49152 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		14256 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 34896 (245%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 950 should be a lot (more or less 130%) better at FSAA than the GeForce GT 440 1.5GB, and also will be capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 950		32768 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 440 1.5GB		14256 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 18512 (130%)

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.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of 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 handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed per second.

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