AMD Radeon R5 M330 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M

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Combined performance score

GTX 280M
1.48

Radeon R5 M330 outperforms GeForce GTX 280M by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking932925
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.16no data
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameN10E-GTXExo Pro DDR3
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years old)7 May 2015 (8 years old)
Current price$140 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores128320
CUDA cores128no data
Compute unitsno data5
Core clock speed585 MHz1030 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1030 MHz
Number of transistors754 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate38 billion/sec20.60
Floating-point performance374.5 gflops659.2 gflops
Gigaflops562no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 280M and Radeon R5 M330 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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0PCIe 3.0
InterfaceMXM-IVPCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+no data
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno 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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 950 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth61 GB/s14.4 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 ConnectorsHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGANo outputs
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data-
Endurono data-
HD3Dno data+
PowerTuneno data+
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
Power management8.0no data

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model4.05.0
OpenGL2.14.4
OpenCL1.1Not Listed
VulkanN/A+
Mantleno data+
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.

GTX 280M 1.48
R5 M330 1.54
+4.1%

Radeon R5 M330 outperforms GeForce GTX 280M by 4% 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%

GTX 280M 575
R5 M330 595
+3.5%

Radeon R5 M330 outperforms GeForce GTX 280M by 3% 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 HD8−9
−12.5%
9
+12.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+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 GTX 280M and R5 M330 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R5 M330 is 12.5% faster than GTX 280M

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R5 M330 is 100% faster than the GTX 280M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R5 M330 is ahead in 4 tests (13%)
  • there's a draw in 28 tests (88%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.48 1.54
Recency 2 March 2009 7 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 18 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 280M and Radeon R5 M330. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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