Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce MX330

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Aggregate performance score

GeForce MX330
2020
2 GB GDDR5, 25 Watt
6.33

Radeon RX 6500 outperforms GeForce MX330 by a whopping 210% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking544266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.34no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameN17S-LP / N17S-G3no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date20 February 2020 (4 years ago)no data
Current price$1079 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384no data
Core clock speed1531 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1594 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt (12 - 25 Watt TGP)no data
Texture fill rate38.26no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX330 and Radeon RX 6500 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed7000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth48.06 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

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.

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data
CUDA6.1no 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.

GeForce MX330 6.33
RX 6500 19.64
+210%

Radeon RX 6500 outperforms GeForce MX330 by 210% based on our aggregate 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%

GeForce MX330 2445
RX 6500 7593
+211%

Radeon RX 6500 outperforms GeForce MX330 by 211% 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 HD22
−195%
65−70
+195%
4K23
−204%
70−75
+204%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−210%
30−35
+210%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
−111%
40−45
+111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9
−278%
30−35
+278%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−261%
65−70
+261%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 11
−291%
40−45
+291%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−210%
30−35
+210%
Far Cry 5 21
−138%
50−55
+138%
Far Cry New Dawn 27
−100%
50−55
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 31
−106%
60−65
+106%
Hitman 3 19
−147%
45−50
+147%
Horizon Zero Dawn 39
−64.1%
60−65
+64.1%
Metro Exodus 27
−196%
80−85
+196%
Red Dead Redemption 2 26
−108%
50−55
+108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−200%
55−60
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
−157%
35−40
+157%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
−186%
40−45
+186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
−325%
30−35
+325%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−261%
65−70
+261%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 15
−187%
40−45
+187%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−210%
30−35
+210%
Far Cry 5 44
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 17
−218%
50−55
+218%
Forza Horizon 4 22
−191%
60−65
+191%
Hitman 3 12
−292%
45−50
+292%
Horizon Zero Dawn 28
−129%
60−65
+129%
Metro Exodus 15
−293%
55−60
+293%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21
−157%
50−55
+157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5
−1040%
55−60
+1040%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−121%
40−45
+121%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
−200%
35−40
+200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−471%
40−45
+471%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−386%
30−35
+386%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
−200%
12−14
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−210%
30−35
+210%
Far Cry 5 12
−317%
50−55
+317%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
−181%
45−50
+181%
Metro Exodus 14
−186%
40−45
+186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−250%
40−45
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−260%
35−40
+260%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9
−200%
27−30
+200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%
Hitman 3 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−245%
35−40
+245%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 21
−210%
65−70
+210%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Hitman 3 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−567%
20−22
+567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−1000%
21−24
+1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 4−5
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%

This is how GeForce MX330 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 195% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 204% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 1700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6500 surpassed GeForce MX330 in all 53 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.33 19.64

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX330 in performance tests.


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