GeForce MX330 vs GTX 460M SLI

Place in the ranking	638	581
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	43.50
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	N11E-GS	GP108
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 September 2010 (14 years ago)	10 February 2020 (4 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	384	384
Core clock speed	675 MHz	1531 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1594 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	38.26
Floating-point processing power	no data	1.224 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	24

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	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2x1536 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	48.06 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 Connectors

no data

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.2.131
CUDA	+	6.1

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.

GTX 460M SLI 4.97

GeForce MX330 6.31
+27%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 460M SLI 3313

GeForce MX330 4834
+45.9%

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	52 −25%	65−70 +25%
Full HD	63 +174%	23 −174%
4K	18−20 −33.3%	24 +33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −60%	24 +60%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +120%	5 −120%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −100%	24 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −73.3%	26 +73.3%
Valorant	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +267%	3 −267%
Dota 2	16−18 −43.8%	23 +43.8%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −83.3%	44 +83.3%
Fortnite	27−30 −27.6%	35−40 +27.6%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +9.1%	11 −9.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −26.2%	53 +26.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −25%	20−22 +25%
Valorant	14−16 −7.1%	15 +7.1%
World of Tanks	80−85 −22.2%	95−100 +22.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +36.4%	11 −36.4%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +267%	3 −267%
Dota 2	16−18 −300%	64 +300%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −20.8%	27−30 +20.8%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −23.8%	50−55 +23.8%
Valorant	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −12.1%	35−40 +12.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
World of Tanks	35−40 −27.8%	45−50 +27.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Valorant	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 −41.2%	24 +41.2%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Fortnite	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Valorant	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%

This is how GTX 460M SLI and GeForce MX330 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX330 is 25% faster in 900p
GTX 460M SLI is 174% faster in 1080p
GeForce MX330 is 33% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 460M SLI is 267% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX330 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games: