GeForce MX330 vs GTX 480M SLI

Place in performance ranking	539	541
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	4.04	3.33
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	N11E-GTX-A3	N17S-LP / N17S-G3
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	25 May 2010 (13 years ago)	20 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price	$149	$1079

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 480M SLI has 21% better value for money than GeForce MX330.

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 cores	704	384
Core clock speed	425 MHz	1531 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1594 MHz
Number of transistors	6000 Million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	25 Watt (12 - 25 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	no data	38.26

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 480M 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

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	48.06 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 Connectors

no data

No outputs

Technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API support

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	no data	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 480M SLI 6.44
+1.7%

GeForce MX330 6.33

GTX 480M SLI outperforms MX330 by 2% based on our aggregated 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 480M SLI 4229

GeForce MX330 4834
+14.3%

MX330 outperforms GTX 480M SLI by 14% 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	61 +10.9%	55−60 −10.9%
Full HD	69 +214%	22 −214%
4K	21−24 −9.5%	23 +9.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11

+0%

10−11

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −46.2%	19 +46.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −12.5%	9 +12.5%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −38.1%	29 +38.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −21.1%	23 +21.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −53.3%	23 +53.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −50%	24 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −40.9%	31 +40.9%
Hitman 3	14−16 −26.7%	19 +26.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −8.3%	13 +8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −25%	15 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −13.3%	17 +13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −40%	14 +40%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −7.7%	14 +7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −9.5%	23 +9.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +35.7%	14 −35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	15 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +6.7%	15 −6.7%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	22 +0%
Hitman 3	14−16 +0%	15 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +20%	10 −20%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −22.2%	11 +22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +50%	10 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −46.2%	19 +46.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −20%	12 +20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +85.7%	7 −85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +10.5%	19 −10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +7.1%	14 −7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +14.3%	14 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +37.5%	16 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +8.3%	12 −8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how GTX 480M SLI and GeForce MX330 compete in popular games:

GTX 480M SLI is 10.9% faster than GeForce MX330 in 900p
GTX 480M SLI is 214% faster than GeForce MX330 in 1080p
GeForce MX330 is 9.5% faster than GTX 480M SLI in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 480M SLI is 85.7% faster than the GeForce MX330.
in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX330 is 53.3% faster than the GTX 480M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 480M SLI is ahead in 14 tests (21%)
GeForce MX330 is ahead in 17 tests (25%)
there's a draw in 36 tests (54%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	6.44	6.33
Recency	25 May 2010	20 February 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	25 Watt