GeForce GT 330M vs Quadro 3000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 3000M with GeForce GT 330M, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 3000M
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
2.26
+352%

3000M outperforms GT 330M by a whopping 352% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8731266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.10no data
Power efficiency2.421.75
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGF104GT216
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date22 February 2011 (14 years ago)10 January 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$398.96 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores24048
Core clock speed450 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate18.0010.00
Floating-point processing power0.432 TFLOPS0.06528 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data182
ROPs328
TMUs4016
L1 Cache320 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KB64 KB

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).

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed625 MHzUp to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s25.28 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGADisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power managementno data8.0

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Quadro 3000M 2.26
+352%
GT 330M 0.50

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.

Quadro 3000M Samples: 594 999
+352%
GT 330M Samples: 1292 221

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.

Quadro 3000M 7941
+199%
GT 330M 2658

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:

900p45−50
+350%
10
−350%
Full HD51
+183%
18
−183%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.82no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 7−8 0−1
Fortnite 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Valorant 40−45
+50%
27−30
−50%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
+176%
16−18
−176%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Dota 2 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Far Cry 5 7−8 0−1
Fortnite 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Valorant 40−45
+50%
27−30
−50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Dota 2 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Far Cry 5 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Valorant 40−45
+50%
27−30
−50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
Valorant 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Valorant 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how Quadro 3000M and GT 330M compete in popular games:

  • Quadro 3000M is 350% faster in 900p
  • Quadro 3000M is 183% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro 3000M is 750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro 3000M surpassed GT 330M in all 33 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 0.50
Recency 22 February 2011 10 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 23 Watt

Quadro 3000M has a 352% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 330M, on the other hand, has 226.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro 3000M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 330M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 3000M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 330M is a mobile workstation one.

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