GeForce GT 330M vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms GeForce GT 330M by a whopping 2456% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 347 | 1177 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | GT2xx (2009−2012) |
| GPU code name | no data | N11P-GE1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (3 years ago) | 10 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $448 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 8 | 48 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 575 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 486 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 9.200 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 121.44 gflops |
| Gigaflops | no data | 182 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce GT 330M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | no data | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | no data | + |
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 | no data | GDDR2, GDDR3, DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGADisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | N/A |
| CUDA | no data | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 250−260
+2400%
| 10
−2400%
|
| Full HD | 28
+75%
| 16
−75%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+4500%
|
1−2
−4500%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−33
+1400%
|
2−3
−1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+875%
|
4−5
−875%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+1467%
|
3−4
−1467%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+309%
|
10−12
−309%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+4100%
|
1−2
−4100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 35−40
+388%
|
8−9
−388%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+4500%
|
1−2
−4500%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−33
+1400%
|
2−3
−1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+875%
|
4−5
−875%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+1467%
|
3−4
−1467%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+309%
|
10−12
−309%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+4100%
|
1−2
−4100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 19
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+867%
|
3−4
−867%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−33
+1400%
|
2−3
−1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+875%
|
4−5
−875%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+1467%
|
3−4
−1467%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+309%
|
10−12
−309%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+4100%
|
1−2
−4100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+867%
|
3−4
−867%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+2600%
|
1−2
−2600%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+2600%
|
1−2
−2600%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
+867%
|
3−4
−867%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GT 330M compete in popular games:
- Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 2400% faster in 900p
- Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 75% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 2200% faster than the GT 330M.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Apple M1 8-Core GPU surpassed GT 330M in all 32 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.06 | 0.55 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 10 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 40 nm |
The Apple M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 330M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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