GeForce GT 330M Mac Edition vs GTX 970

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	273	not rated
Place by popularity	91	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.27	no data
Power efficiency	12.10	no data
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	GM204	GT216
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	19 September 2014 (12 years ago)	26 April 2010 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1664	48
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	486 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	148 Watt	23 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	122.5	8.000
Floating-point processing power	3.92 TFLOPS	0.1056 TFLOPS
ROPs	56	8
TMUs	104	16
L1 Cache	624 KB	no data
L2 Cache	2 MB	64 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	790 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	25.28 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.4	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	1.2

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 September 2014	26 April 2010
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	148 Watt	23 Watt