Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce MX330

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX330 and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce MX330
2020
2 GB GDDR5, 10 Watt
6.22

RX 6500 outperforms MX330 by a whopping 216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking587287
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency43.36no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP108no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 February 2020 (5 years ago)no data

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 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)10 Wattno data
Texture fill rate38.26no data
Floating-point processing power1.224 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs24no data

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).

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 speed1502 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+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

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

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.

GeForce MX330 6.22
RX 6500 19.65
+216%

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 2421
RX 6500 7654
+216%

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 HD23
−204%
70−75
+204%
4K23
−204%
70−75
+204%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−208%
40−45
+208%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Battlefield 5 29
−169%
75−80
+169%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−208%
40−45
+208%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Far Cry 5 23
−174%
60−65
+174%
Fortnite 63
−57.1%
95−100
+57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 31
−145%
75−80
+145%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−271%
50−55
+271%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−218%
70−75
+218%
Valorant 118
−19.5%
140−150
+19.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Battlefield 5 23
−239%
75−80
+239%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−208%
40−45
+208%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−133%
220−230
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Dota 2 70
−52.9%
100−110
+52.9%
Far Cry 5 15
−320%
60−65
+320%
Fortnite 34
−191%
95−100
+191%
Forza Horizon 4 22
−245%
75−80
+245%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−271%
50−55
+271%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−233%
70−75
+233%
Metro Exodus 11
−264%
40−45
+264%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−218%
70−75
+218%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−179%
50−55
+179%
Valorant 106
−33%
140−150
+33%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 19
−311%
75−80
+311%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−208%
40−45
+208%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Dota 2 64
−67.2%
100−110
+67.2%
Far Cry 5 14
−350%
60−65
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−375%
75−80
+375%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−218%
70−75
+218%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−342%
50−55
+342%
Valorant 65−70
−209%
210−220
+209%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21
−371%
95−100
+371%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
−200%
130−140
+200%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
−357%
30−35
+357%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−197%
110−120
+197%
Valorant 65−70
−164%
170−180
+164%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−489%
50−55
+489%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−250%
40−45
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−236%
45−50
+236%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
−258%
40−45
+258%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−100%
30−35
+100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Valorant 30−33
−253%
100−110
+253%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−600%
27−30
+600%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Dota 2 24
−167%
60−65
+167%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−233%
20−22
+233%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−267%
30−35
+267%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
−217%
18−20
+217%

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

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

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 1400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6500 surpassed GeForce MX330 in all 44 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.22 19.65

RX 6500 has a 215.9% higher aggregate performance score.

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

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