GT 330M vs GT 540M

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Combined performance score

GT 540M
1.24
+130%

GT 540M outperforms GT 330M by 130% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking9981172
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.05no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameN12P-GSN11P-GE1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2011 (13 years old)10 January 2010 (14 years old)
Current price$283 $448
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 540M and GT 330M have a nearly equal value for money.

Technical specs

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 cores9648
CUDA cores9648
Core clock speed672 MHz575 MHz
Number of transistors585 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate10.8 billion/sec9.200
Floating-point performance258.05 gflops121.44 gflops
Gigaflopsno data182

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 540M 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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

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 typeDDR3GDDR2, GDDR3, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHzUp to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGADisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
Optimus+no data
Power managementno data8.0

API support

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

DirectX12 API11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA++

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.

GT 540M 1.24
+130%
GT 330M 0.54

GT 540M outperforms GT 330M by 130% in our combined 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%

GT 540M 480
+127%
GT 330M 211

GT 540M outperforms GT 330M by 127% 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%

GT 540M 4355
+63.9%
GT 330M 2658

GT 540M outperforms GT 330M by 64% 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:

900p16
+60%
10
−60%
Full HD20
+17.6%
17
−17.6%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how GT 540M and GT 330M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GT 540M is 60% faster than GT 330M

1080p resolution:

  • GT 540M is 17.6% faster than GT 330M

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 540M is 100% faster than the GT 330M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 540M is ahead in 19 tests (76%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (24%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.24 0.54
Recency 6 January 2011 10 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 23 Watt

The GeForce GT 540M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 330M in performance tests.


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