GeForce MX330 vs Radeon HD 7420G

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7420G and GeForce MX330, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7420G
2012
35 Watt
0.80

MX330 outperforms HD 7420G by a whopping 690% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1147579
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.5843.61
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameScrapper LiteGP108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 June 2012 (12 years ago)10 February 2020 (4 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 cores128384
Core clock speed480 MHz1531 MHz
Boost clock speed655 MHz1594 MHz
Number of transistors1,303 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate5.24038.26
Floating-point processing power0.1677 TFLOPS1.224 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs824

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1502 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data48.06 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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. 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 7420G 0.80
GeForce MX330 6.32
+690%

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.

HD 7420G 308
GeForce MX330 2429
+689%

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.

HD 7420G 453
GeForce MX330 4834
+967%

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.

HD 7420G 343
GeForce MX330 3762
+997%

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.

HD 7420G 2717
GeForce MX330 20729
+663%

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 HD2−3
−1050%
23
+1050%
4K3−4
−700%
24
+700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−271%
24−27
+271%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−420%
26
+420%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−450%
44
+450%
Fortnite 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−271%
24−27
+271%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−430%
53
+430%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−233%
20−22
+233%
World of Tanks 20−22
−395%
95−100
+395%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−263%
27−30
+263%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−271%
24−27
+271%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−420%
50−55
+420%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−825%
35−40
+825%
World of Tanks 3−4
−1433%
45−50
+1433%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−160%
12−14
+160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Valorant 5−6
−240%
16−18
+240%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 14−16
−60%
24
+60%
Valorant 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Metro Exodus 24
+0%
24
+0%
Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Dota 2 23
+0%
23
+0%
Elden Ring 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 11
+0%
11
+0%
Valorant 15
+0%
15
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
Dota 2 64
+0%
64
+0%
Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Elden Ring 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High Preset

Elden Ring 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how HD 7420G and GeForce MX330 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX330 is 1050% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX330 is 700% faster in 4K

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX330 is 1750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX330 is ahead in 32 tests (52%)
  • there's a draw in 29 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 6.32
Recency 6 June 2012 10 February 2020
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 10 Watt

GeForce MX330 has a 690% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX330 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7420G in performance tests.


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