Radeon HD 8330 vs GeForce 9700M GT

Place in performance ranking	1179	1138
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	no data	0.01
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	NB9E-GE	Kabini
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 June 2008 (15 years ago)	23 May 2013 (10 years ago)
Current price	$310	$143

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

9700M GT and HD 8330 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	32	128
CUDA cores	32	no data
Core clock speed	625 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.00	3.976
Floating-point performance	99.2 gflops	no data
Gigaflops	148	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce 9700M GT and Radeon HD 8330 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	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM-II	IGP

Memory type	GDDR2, GDDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
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 outputs

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	4.0	6.3
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

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.

9700M GT 0.54

HD 8330 0.67
+24.1%

Radeon HD 8330 outperforms GeForce 9700M GT by 24% based on our aggregated 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%

9700M GT 208

HD 8330 259
+24.5%

Radeon HD 8330 outperforms GeForce 9700M GT by 25% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

9700M GT 1750

HD 8330 1813
+3.6%

Radeon HD 8330 outperforms GeForce 9700M GT by 4% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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

8−9

−37.5%

11
+37.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

This is how 9700M GT and HD 8330 compete in popular games:

HD 8330 is 37.5% faster than 9700M GT in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Far Cry 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 8330 is 50% faster than the 9700M GT.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 8330 is ahead in 1 test (4%)
there's a draw in 24 tests (96%)

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	0.54	0.67
Recency	3 June 2008	23 May 2013
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	System Shared
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt