AMD Radeon R7 M440 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark runs between the AMD Radeon R7 M440 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB. However, the recorded aggregate scores and nearest rival data allow for a comparative analysis. The AMD Radeon R7 M440 posts an average benchmark score of 5,483 across its recorded workloads. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB averages 4,791 in its primary recorded test. This places the AMD part 14.4% ahead of the NVIDIA part in average recorded scores, a substantial gap that reflects their very different market positions and hardware generations.

Looking at the nearest rivals for each part clarifies the picture. The AMD Radeon R7 M440 sits 0.3% above the NVIDIA Quadro M4000, which averages 5,467. It also sits 0.5% above the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M, which averages 5,501. The AMD part is 0.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce MX130, a part averaging 5,508. Against the AMD Radeon 610M, the R7 M440 is 0.7% faster, as that rival averages 5,444. These deltas are all within a narrow band, indicating the AMD R7 M440 is positioned in a tightly contested performance cluster among entry level mobile parts.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB sits in a different competitive neighborhood. It is 1.1% behind the AMD Radeon R5 M335, which averages 4,844. It is 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon R5 M335, a part averaging 4,752. The RTX 3080 12 GB is 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M, which averages 4,855. The delta of 1.3% against the GTX 560M is the largest among its listed nearest rivals, yet the overall spread remains within roughly two percent. None of these rivals come close to the performance class of the AMD part, which is expected given their disparate positions in the market.

The strongest single recorded result belongs to the AMD Radeon R7 M440 with a Geekbench OpenCL score of 5,751, and the AMD part sits at the 32nd percentile among all GPUs in the database. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, by contrast, records a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4,791 and lands at the 28th percentile among all GPUs. These percentile values show that the AMD part is a mainstream mobile part, while the NVIDIA part is a higher-end desktop part, yet both fall into the middle of the database distribution rather than at the extremes.

The Verdict

From the recorded data, the choice is straightforward for compute-heavy workloads: the AMD Radeon R7 M440 outperforms the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB by 14.4% in the average benchmark score. The AMD part is a 2016-era entry-level mobile product built on the GCN 3.0 architecture, while the NVIDIA part is a 2022-era Ampere desktop flagship. The fact that a mobile chip from an older generation posts a higher aggregate score in the database is notable, yet it does not imply the AMD is faster in all tasks. The benchmark results reflect the specific recorded workloads, which may not align with the typical usage of the NVIDIA part (e.g., ray tracing, tensor operations, or high-resolution gaming at 4K). The AMD part has no ray tracing cores, no tensor cores, and only 8 ROPs; the NVIDIA part has 70 ray tracing cores, 280 tensor cores, and 96 ROPs. The data suggests the AMD part excels in the particular OpenCL and Vulkan workloads recorded in the database, but the NVIDIA part is designed for a much broader set of modern graphics features that are not captured by these two aggregate scores.

The Verdict

Strictly on the recorded database scores, the AMD Radeon R7 M440 is the recommended pick. It wins the average benchmark comparison by 14.4%, and it sits at a higher percentile (32nd) than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (28th). For a user whose primary applications are the OpenCL and Vulkan workloads found in the database, the AMD part is the data-backed choice. The NVIDIA part has the higher memory capacity, vastly newer architecture, and a much larger feature set, but its own recorded score in the database is lower. The NVIDIA part is a dual-slot card with a 12-pin power connector, a 750 W PSU recommendation, and PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The AMD part is a single-slot mobile part with a standard IGP bus interface. The data does not support the NVIDIA part as a faster part in these particular benchmarks, but it does support it as the more feature-rich, modern part for workloads that can use its unique hardware capabilities.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural eras and product segments. The AMD Radeon R7 M440 is built on the GCN 3.0 architecture, fabricated on a 28 nm process at TSMC. The die contains 1,550 million transistors on a 125 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 12.4 million per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB uses the Ampere architecture (GA102 chip), fabricated at Samsung on an 8 nm process. It packs 28,300 million transistors on a 628 mm² die, reaching 45.1 million transistors per mm². The NVIDIA is a massively more complex chip, with roughly 18 times the transistor count of the AMD part, on a die roughly 5 times larger.

Memory configurations also differ sharply. The AMD Radeon R7 M440 ships with 4 GB of DDR3 memory on a 64-bit bus, delivering 14.40 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 912.4 GB/s. That is 3 times the memory capacity and a substantially wider memory bus. The AMD part's memory clock operates at a base 900 MHz, with an effective data rate of 1,800 Mbps. The NVIDIA memory clock is 1,188 MHz, with an effective data rate of 19 Gbps. The bandwidth difference is a clear separation: the NVIDIA has over 63 times the memory bandwidth in the recorded data.

The shading and compute resources are likewise in different leagues. The AMD Radeon R7 M440 has 320 shading units, 20 texture mapping units, and 8 ROPs. Pixel rate is 7.128 GPixel/s, texture rate is 17.82 GTexel/s. FP32 is 570.2 GFLOPS, and FP16 is 570.2 GFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB has 8,960 shading units, 280 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. Pixel rate is 164.2 GPixel/s, texture rate is 478.8 GTexel/s. FP32 is 30.64 TFLOPS, and FP16 is 30.64 TFLOPS at 1:1 ratio. The AMD has a 7.9% pixel rate and a 8.9% texture rate of the NVIDIA.

The API support differs. The AMD part supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The NVIDIA part supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA part supports the newer DirectX feature level with a more recent Vulkan API version.

Specification Differences

The two parts differ in several key fields. The AMD Radeon R7 M440 has a base clock of 1,100 MHz and a boost clock of 1,250 MHz. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB has a base clock of 1,260 MHz and a boost clock of 1,710 MHz. In the recorded data, the AMD part is a GCN 5th generation part with a 900 MHz memory clock, while the NVIDIA part is an Ampere part with a 1,188 MHz memory clock.

The memory type and bus differ. The AMD uses 4 GB of DDR3 on a 64-bit bus. The NVIDIA uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus. The NVIDIA memory bus is 6 times wider, and its memory type is newer and faster.

The AMD R7 M440 has 20 TMUs and 32 ROPs. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB has 280 TMUs and 96 ROPs. The NVIDIA part has 14 times the texture mapping units and 3 times the render output units.

The AMD part is rated at 15W TDP, while the NVIDIA part has a 350W TDP. The AMD is an IGP with no external power connectors. The NVIDIA is a dual-slot card requiring a 12-pin power connector and a suggested 750W power supply. On bus interface, the AMD uses PCIe 3.0 x8, the NVIDIA uses PCIe 4.0 x16.

Display outputs: the AMD is portable device dependent. The NVIDIA has 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

Production status both units are marked End-of-life in the database. The AMD part was released on 2016-05-14, the NVIDIA on 2022-01-10.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster according to recorded benchmark scores?

A: The AMD Radeon R7 M440 is the faster part in the recorded data, averaging 5,483 versus 4,791 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, a 14.4% advantage.

Q: Are these parts comparable?

A: Not in the traditional sense. The AMD Radeon R7 M440 is a low-end mobile GPU segment from the GCN 3.0 architecture, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is a high-end desktop GPU from the Ampere generation. The score comparison reflects the specific recorded workloads, not the general compute or graphics feature set.

Q: What memory configurations do they use?

A: The AMD Radeon R7 M440 has 4 GB of DDR3 on a 64-bit bus with 14.40 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus with 912.4 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB has 8,960 shading units. The AMD Radeon R7 M440 has 320 shading units.

Q: What are the production statuses of both parts?

A: Both are marked as end-of-life in the database. The AMD part was released on 2016-05-14, and the NVIDIA on 2022-01-10.

Q: Which card has a wider memory bus?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB has a 384-bit memory bus, compared to the AMD Radeon R7 M440's 64-bit bus.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon R7 M440 scores higher in the aggregate OpenCL and Vulkan workloads found in the database. It sits at the 32nd percentile among all GPUs, versus the 28th for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB. For anyone running exactly those recorded workloads on a laptop with compatible drivers, the AMD part is the one that wins the comparison.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB wins wherever the workload involves its distinctive hardware blocks: 70 ray tracing cores, 280 tensor cores, and 96 ROPs. Its 912.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth and 30.64 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are in a different class than the AMD mobile part. The AMD cannot operate with these features. The data suggest that the NVIDIA part is not competitive in the two low-level compute benchmarks, but a better choice where these advanced graphics features are in play.