RTX A500 vs GeForce MX330

Place in the ranking	582	316
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	43.52	20.11
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP108	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	10 February 2020 (4 years ago)	10 November 2021 (3 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	2048
Core clock speed	1531 MHz	1440 MHz
Boost clock speed	1594 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.26	113.3
Floating-point processing power	1.224 TFLOPS	7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	24	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	112.0 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 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	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	8.6

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.

GeForce MX330 6.31

RTX A500 17.50
+177%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GeForce MX330 2427

RTX A500 6727
+177%

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 HD	23 −161%	60−65 +161%
4K	24 −171%	65−70 +171%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	24 −171%	65−70 +171%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 −140%	12−14 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −169%	70−75 +169%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Metro Exodus	24 −171%	65−70 +171%
Red Dead Redemption 2	26 −169%	70−75 +169%
Valorant	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −175%	55−60 +175%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 −167%	8−9 +167%
Dota 2	23 −161%	60−65 +161%
Far Cry 5	44 −173%	120−130 +173%
Fortnite	35−40 −170%	100−105 +170%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −169%	70−75 +169%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −173%	60−65 +173%
Metro Exodus	11 −173%	30−33 +173%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	53 −164%	140−150 +164%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −175%	55−60 +175%
Valorant	15 −167%	40−45 +167%
World of Tanks	95−100 −173%	270−280 +173%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	11 −173%	30−33 +173%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 −167%	8−9 +167%
Dota 2	64 −166%	170−180 +166%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −176%	80−85 +176%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −169%	70−75 +169%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −169%	140−150 +169%
Valorant	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −170%	100−105 +170%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
World of Tanks	45−50 −161%	120−130 +161%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −174%	85−90 +174%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Valorant	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Dota 2	24 −171%	65−70 +171%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Fortnite	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Valorant	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%

This is how GeForce MX330 and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

RTX A500 is 161% faster in 1080p
RTX A500 is 171% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.31	17.50
Recency	10 February 2020	10 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	60 Watt

GeForce MX330 has 500% lower power consumption.

RTX A500, on the other hand, has a 177.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX330 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX330 is a notebook card while RTX A500 is a workstation one.

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