i3 Graphics vs GeForce GT440

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Which is faster? The integrated graphics of the i3 processor or the Zotac ZT-40701-10L GeForce GT440 Graphics Card - 512 MB, 128-bit PCIe:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7297821&CatId=3670 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7297821&CatId=3670

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Hello upgradeFrog,

I see that you are inquiring for a comparison between the Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 Processor with the Intel® HD Graphics and the GeForce* GT440 video card.

In regards to your inquire, there is no direct way to answer your inquire without having a benchmark between the 2 of them running the same applications that you use so that you can have a response to your question. This sort of information is called benchmarking and we don't provide such information.

I can recommend you to look over the Internet as some web sites will run these sort of tests running benchmarking software or games that will give you a performance idea for both video controllers.

Here you can find some useful information for the video controller inside your processor:

http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/hd-graphics-quick-reference-guide/?wapkw=(Intel+HD+Graphics+faq http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/hd-graphics-quick-reference-guide/?wapkw=(Intel+HD+Graphics+faq)

Regards.

[MSchm21]

GeForce GT440 will be faster of course. Especially with GDDR5 memory, about three times faster if not more. Here a test:

http://ht4u.net/reviews/2011/zotac_geforce_gt_440_1gb_gddr5_test/index28.php http://ht4u.net/reviews/2011/zotac_geforce_gt_440_1gb_gddr5_test/index28.php