GeForce MX330 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4550 and GeForce MX330, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
MX330 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4550 by a whopping 1684% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1321 | 607 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 42.61 |
| Architecture | Terascale 1 (2010) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | M92 | GP108 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 10 February 2020 (5 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 | 80 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 1531 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1594 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 1,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.400 | 38.26 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.088 TFLOPS | 1.224 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 24 |
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 | MXM-II | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| 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 | GDDR3, DDR2, DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | 48.06 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 | No outputs |
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.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
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 | 10
−120%
| 22
+120%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−2200%
| 23
+2200%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−175%
|
10−12
+175%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−933%
|
31
+933%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−175%
|
10−12
+175%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−214%
|
21−24
+214%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−354%
|
118
+354%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−593%
|
95−100
+593%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−600%
|
70
+600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−633%
|
22
+633%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−175%
|
10−12
+175%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 11 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−214%
|
21−24
+214%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−280%
|
19
+280%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−308%
|
106
+308%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−540%
|
64
+540%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−433%
|
16
+433%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−175%
|
10−12
+175%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−214%
|
21−24
+214%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−140%
|
12
+140%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−158%
|
65−70
+158%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−1167%
|
35−40
+1167%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 12−14 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−13.3%
|
16−18
+13.3%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 4550 and GeForce MX330 compete in popular games:
- GeForce MX330 is 120% faster in 1080p
- GeForce MX330 is 2200% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX330 is 1400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GeForce MX330 is ahead in 28 tests (46%)
- there's a draw in 33 tests (54%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.32 | 5.71 |
| Recency | 1 January 2010 | 10 February 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 14 nm |
GeForce MX330 has a 1684.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce MX330 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4550 in performance tests.
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