Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce GT 330M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 330M with Radeon RX 6500 XT, including specs and performance data.

GT 330M
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.56

RX 6500 XT outperforms GT 330M by a whopping 4341% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1218223
Place by popularitynot in top-10075
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data58.61
Power efficiency1.6816.03
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGT216Navi 24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 January 2010 (15 years ago)19 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores481024
Core clock speed625 MHz2610 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2815 MHz
Number of transistors486 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt107 Watt
Texture fill rate10.00180.2
Floating-point processing power0.06528 TFLOPS5.765 TFLOPS
Gigaflops182no data
ROPs832
TMUs1664
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x4
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz2248 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.28 GB/s143.9 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 ConnectorsHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGADisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

GT 330M 0.56
RX 6500 XT 24.87
+4341%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GT 330M 216
RX 6500 XT 9560
+4326%

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.

GT 330M 2658
RX 6500 XT 76445
+2777%

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:

900p10
−3900%
400−450
+3900%
Full HD17
−276%
64
+276%
1440p0−130
4K-0−116

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.11
1440pno data6.63
4Kno data12.44

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−967%
64
+967%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2300%
72
+2300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−567%
40
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−800%
27
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−2033%
128
+2033%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−980%
50−55
+980%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−367%
28
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−467%
17
+467%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−514%
43
+514%
Fortnite 0−1 120−130
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1683%
107
+1683%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1850%
150−160
+1850%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−980%
50−55
+980%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1520%
80−85
+1520%
World of Tanks 16−18
−1412%
250−260
+1412%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−300%
24
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−400%
15
+400%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1000%
75−80
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1283%
83
+1283%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1850%
150−160
+1850%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−5733%
170−180
+5733%
World of Tanks 1−2
−16400%
160−170
+16400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−200%
9
+200%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1700%
70−75
+1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−825%
35−40
+825%
Valorant 5−6
−1240%
65−70
+1240%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−127%
34
+127%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−127%
34
+127%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−7500%
75−80
+7500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−127%
34
+127%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 24−27
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
−347%
67
+347%
Valorant 1−2
−3100%
30−35
+3100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Metro Exodus 97
+0%
97
+0%
Valorant 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 106
+0%
106
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+0%
86
+0%
Metro Exodus 62
+0%
62
+0%
Valorant 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
Valorant 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 37
+0%
37
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+0%
37
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 56
+0%
56
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Metro Exodus 11
+0%
11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 25
+0%
25
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3
+0%
3
+0%

This is how GT 330M and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 XT is 3900% faster in 900p
  • RX 6500 XT is 276% faster in 1080p

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

  • in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 16400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 XT is ahead in 31 test (50%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (50%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 24.87
Recency 10 January 2010 19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 107 Watt

GT 330M has 365.2% lower power consumption.

RX 6500 XT, on the other hand, has a 4341.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 330M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 330M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6500 XT is a desktop one.


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