GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs Radeon HD 8330E
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8330E and GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms HD 8330E by a whopping 4718% 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 | 1249 | 214 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 76 |
| Power efficiency | 3.19 | 28.79 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Kalindi | GA106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 April 2013 (12 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (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 cores | 128 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 497 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1425 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 13,250 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.976 | 171.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1272 TFLOPS | 10.94 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| TMUs | 8 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 120 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 3 MB |
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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 336.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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.
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 | 1−2
−9400%
| 95
+9400%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−6100%
| 62
+6100%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 39 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 103
+0%
|
103
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 112
+0%
|
112
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 141
+0%
|
141
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 131
+0%
|
131
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 106
+0%
|
106
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 101
+0%
|
101
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 121
+0%
|
121
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 142
+0%
|
142
+0%
|
| Valorant | 189
+0%
|
189
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 131
+0%
|
131
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 124
+0%
|
124
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 101
+0%
|
101
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
| Valorant | 172
+0%
|
172
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75
+0%
|
75
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 304
+0%
|
304
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 104
+0%
|
104
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 84
+0%
|
84
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 73
+0%
|
73
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 95
+0%
|
95
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
This is how HD 8330E and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3060 Mobile is 9400% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3060 Mobile is 6100% faster in 1440p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.62 | 29.87 |
| Recency | 23 April 2013 | 12 January 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 80 Watt |
HD 8330E has 433.3% lower power consumption.
RTX 3060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 4717.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8330E in performance tests.
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