NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX vs AMD Radeon HD 8330E

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Combined performance score

HD 8330E
0.69

GeForce 7900 GTX outperforms Radeon HD 8330E by 45% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking11311064
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.01
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameKalindiG71
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 April 2013 (10 years old)9 March 2006 (18 years old)
Current price$142 $228
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 8330E and 7900 GTX have a nearly equal value for money.

Technical specs

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 cores128no data
Core clock speed497 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt84 Watt
Texture fill rate3.97615.60

Size and 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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 1.0 x16
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

Memory

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 SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1600 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.33.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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 8330E 0.69
7900 GTX 1.00
+44.9%

GeForce 7900 GTX outperforms Radeon HD 8330E by 45% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 8330E 266
7900 GTX 387
+45.5%

GeForce 7900 GTX outperforms Radeon HD 8330E by 45% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.69 1.00
Recency 23 April 2013 9 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 84 Watt

The GeForce 7900 GTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8330E in performance tests.


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