GeForce MX330 vs GTX 460M SLI

Place in performance ranking	600	544
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.40	3.33
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	N11E-GS	N17S-LP / N17S-G3
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 September 2010 (13 years ago)	20 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price	$149	$1079

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce MX330 has 39% better value for money than GTX 460M SLI.

Detailed specifications

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 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	25 Watt (12 - 25 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	no data	38.26

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 460M SLI and GeForce MX330 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 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	7000 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

no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	no data	1.2.131
CUDA	+	6.1

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 460M SLI 4.94

GeForce MX330 6.33
+28.1%

MX330 outperforms GTX 460M SLI by 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 460M SLI 3313

GeForce MX330 4834
+45.9%

MX330 outperforms GTX 460M SLI by 46% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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	62 +182%	22 −182%
4K	18−20 −33.3%	24 +33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9

−25%

10−11
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −90%	19 +90%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −125%	9 +125%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +0%	11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −90.9%	21 +90.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −92.9%	27 +92.9%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −34.8%	31 +34.8%
Hitman 3	9−10 −77.8%	16 +77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −56%	39 +56%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −200%	27 +200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −100%	26 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +57.1%	14 −57.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −40%	14 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −100%	8 +100%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +10%	10 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −63.6%	18 +63.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −35.7%	19 +35.7%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Hitman 3	9−10 −33.3%	12 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −324%	106 +324%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −88.9%	17 +88.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −61.5%	21 +61.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −72.7%	19 +72.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −241%	75 +241%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +42.9%	7 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +175%	4 −175%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −9.1%	12 +9.1%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +43.8%	16 −43.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +56.3%	16 −56.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −9.1%	12 +9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −18.2%	24−27 +18.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14
+44.4%

−44.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Hitman 3	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−22.2%

10−12
+22.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−40%

7−8
+40%

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

GeForce MX330 is 25% faster in 900p
GTX 460M SLI is 182% faster in 1080p
GeForce MX330 is 33% faster in 4K

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

in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 460M SLI is 175% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX330 is 324% faster.

All in all, in popular games: