HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce GT 330M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 330M and HD Graphics 400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics 400 outperforms GT 330M by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1225 | 1088 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.69 | 13.04 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.00 | 7.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.06528 TFLOPS | 0.1152 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 182 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 2 |
| TMUs | 16 | 12 |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | Ring Bus |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR3 | DDR3L |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.28 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 | HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGADisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
| CUDA | + | - |
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 | 10
−80%
| 18−21
+80%
|
| Full HD | 17
−76.5%
| 30−35
+76.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| World of Tanks | 16−18
−87.5%
|
30−33
+87.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| World of Tanks | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
This is how GT 330M and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:
- HD Graphics 400 is 80% faster in 900p
- HD Graphics 400 is 76% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.54 | 1.09 |
| Recency | 10 January 2010 | 1 April 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 6 Watt |
HD Graphics 400 has a 101.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 283.3% lower power consumption.
The HD Graphics 400 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 330M in performance tests.
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