Неплохой графический ускоритель начального уровня GeForce lines from NVidia video adapter manufacturer with typical parameters for this class of devices is the GT 440. The characteristics of this accelerator can significantly improve the speed of a personal computer compared to the case when the system unit uses an integrated graphics subsystem for video processing. Its technical parameters, features and user reviews will be considered in this material.
Graphics adapter options
96 processor units implemented in the GT 440.The characteristics of this accelerator indicate their frequency of operation at 1,620 MHz. The chip itself operates at a frequency of 810 MHz. The accelerator is equipped with three types of ports: VGA, HDMI and DVI. In the latter case, it is possible to display images on 2 displays at once. The first port is analog and allows you to display an image in a resolution of 2048 x 1536, and the last two are digital and can display a picture in 2560 x 1600 format.
Semiconductor crystal cooling system. Maximum temperature and heat pack
Only active cooling systemsall products based on the GT 440 were packaged. The characteristics of its graphics processor indicated that the heat pack in this case was 65 watts. This is enough to do without additional power (the PCI-E 16X port, for installation in which this accelerator is designed, can deliver a maximum of 75 W), but a lot for the passive heat sink system. As a result, such adapters cannot be silent by default. The highest temperature for the graphics chip of this model is 98 degrees.
RAM subsystem
Two types of RAM could be used.in combination with this accelerator is DDR3 and GDDR5. The maximum amount of RAM for the GT 440 is 2Gb. The characteristics of such accelerator models indicated that they were equipped with only DDR3 and had an operating frequency of 900 MHz. The same can be said about the most common modifications of this graphics accelerator with 1 GB of RAM. And only the GT 440 version with 512 MB of RAM was equipped with GDDR5 with an operating frequency of 1600 MHz. But the bit bus RAM in all video adapters GT 440 was identical and was equal to 128 bits.
Competing products
Прямыми конкурентами GT 440 являлись integrated graphics accelerators. At the same time, the level of performance of the latter was very modest due to the fact that the system RAM with lower frequencies and low bandwidth was used. In turn, the installation of discrete graphics of this class allowed to significantly improve PC performance due to the fact that there was no need to use system RAM for storing video information. Since the release of this graphics chip, the model range of graphics accelerators has been repeatedly updated. Therefore, the purchase of the GT 440 at the moment is no longer so relevant, and comparing it with modern integrated graphics accelerators is not entirely correct. But at the time of release, this accelerator was one of the best buying options in the segment of entry-level video cards.
The cost of the video card today. Opinions of owners about her
Phenomenal speed andperformance certainly can not boast now the graphics card GT 440. Its characteristics against the current graphics card look really very modest. But at the same time you can buy such an accelerator at a very, very modest price - 3000-4500 rubles. It is this feature of the accelerator that is often indicated by reviews of owners and potential buyers.
Outcomes
For its time, a good graphics cardThe entry level was the GT 440. It really had some of the best in this part of the market. But since then, the range of products of this manufacturer has been repeatedly updated. As a result, this graphics accelerator is outdated and is no longer relevant.
