Radeon HD 8330 vs HD Graphics (Haswell)

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Aggregate performance score

HD Graphics (Haswell)
2012
0.83
+23.9%

HD Graphics (Haswell) outperforms Radeon HD 8330 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking11031142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.020.01
ArchitectureGen. 7.5 Haswell (2012−2013)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameHaswell GT1Kabini
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2012 (11 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price$273 $143

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD Graphics (Haswell) has 100% better value for money than HD 8330.

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 cores10128
Core clock speed200 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data3.976

Form factor & compatibility

Information on HD Graphics (Haswell) and Radeon HD 8330 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.

Interfaceno dataIGP

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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus width64/128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkanno data1.2.131

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.

HD Graphics (Haswell) 0.83
+23.9%
HD 8330 0.67

HD Graphics (Haswell) outperforms Radeon HD 8330 by 24% 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%

HD Graphics (Haswell) 484
HD 8330 530
+9.5%

Radeon HD 8330 outperforms HD Graphics (Haswell) by 10% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD Graphics (Haswell) 2163
+19.3%
HD 8330 1813

HD Graphics (Haswell) outperforms Radeon HD 8330 by 19% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD Graphics (Haswell) 363
+3.3%
HD 8330 351

HD Graphics (Haswell) outperforms Radeon HD 8330 by 3% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD Graphics (Haswell) 3278
+22.7%
HD 8330 2672

HD Graphics (Haswell) outperforms Radeon HD 8330 by 23% in 3DMark Cloud Gate 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:

Full HD6
−100%
12
+100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how HD Graphics (Haswell) and HD 8330 compete in popular games:

  • HD 8330 is 100% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD Graphics (Haswell) is 25% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics (Haswell) is ahead in 8 tests (25%)
  • there's a draw in 24 tests (75%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 0.67
Recency 1 October 2012 23 May 2013
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm

The HD Graphics (Haswell) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8330 in performance tests.


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