GeForce MX330 vs 7900 GT

Place in performance ranking	1144	545
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.33
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	G71	N17S-LP / N17S-G3
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	9 March 2006 (18 years ago)	20 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price	$241	$1079

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

7900 GT and GeForce MX330 have a nearly equal value for money.

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	no data	384
Core clock speed	450 MHz	1531 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1594 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	48 Watt	25 Watt (12 - 25 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	10.80	38.26

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 7900 GT and GeForce MX330 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1320 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	42.24 GB/s	48.06 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	3.0	6.4
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	no data	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

7900 GT 0.67

GeForce MX330 6.33
+845%

MX330 outperforms 7900 GT by 845% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

7900 GT 258

GeForce MX330 2443
+847%

MX330 outperforms 7900 GT by 847% in Passmark.

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:

Full HD	2−3 −1000%	22 +1000%
4K	2−3 −1100%	24 +1100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11

−800%

90−95
+800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	19 −795%	170−180 +795%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9 −844%	85−90 +844%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −844%	170−180 +844%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	11 −809%	100−105 +809%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −800%	90−95 +800%
Far Cry 5	21 −805%	190−200 +805%
Far Cry New Dawn	27 −826%	250−260 +826%
Forza Horizon 4	31 −835%	290−300 +835%
Hitman 3	16 −838%	150−160 +838%
Horizon Zero Dawn	39 −797%	350−400 +797%
Metro Exodus	27 −826%	250−260 +826%
Red Dead Redemption 2	26 −823%	240−250 +823%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −805%	190−200 +805%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14 −829%	130−140 +829%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14 −829%	130−140 +829%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8 −838%	75−80 +838%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −844%	170−180 +844%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 −800%	90−95 +800%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −800%	90−95 +800%
Far Cry 5	18 −844%	170−180 +844%
Far Cry New Dawn	19 −795%	170−180 +795%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −833%	280−290 +833%
Hitman 3	12 −817%	110−120 +817%
Horizon Zero Dawn	106 −843%	1000−1050 +843%
Metro Exodus	17 −841%	160−170 +841%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21 −805%	190−200 +805%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −805%	190−200 +805%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 −795%	170−180 +795%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75 −833%	700−750 +833%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 −829%	65−70 +829%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4 −775%	35−40 +775%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −800%	90−95 +800%
Far Cry 5	12 −817%	110−120 +817%
Forza Horizon 4	16 −838%	150−160 +838%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16 −838%	150−160 +838%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −805%	190−200 +805%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −817%	110−120 +817%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −823%	240−250 +823%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9
−844%

85−90

+844%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −817%	110−120 +817%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −844%	85−90 +844%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −838%	75−80 +838%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −800%	90−95 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −809%	100−105 +809%
Hitman 3	10−11 −800%	90−95 +800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −829%	130−140 +829%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12
−809%

100−105

+809%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Hitman 3	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
−829%

65−70

+829%

This is how 7900 GT and GeForce MX330 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX330 is 1000% faster in 1080p
GeForce MX330 is 1100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.67	6.33
Recency	9 March 2006	20 February 2020
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	48 Watt	25 Watt