GeForce GT 330M vs Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) and GeForce GT 330M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R5 (Bristol Ridge) outperforms GT 330M by a whopping 336% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 840 | 1218 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.98 | 1.79 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Bristol Ridge | GT216 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 10 January 2010 (14 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 | 384 | 24 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 48 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 625 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 486 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-45 Watt | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 10.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.06528 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 182 |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 16 |
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 | medium sized | medium sized |
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | no data | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| 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 type | no data | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 25.28 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 data | HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGADisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
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:
| 900p | 40−45
+300%
| 10
−300%
|
| Full HD | 13
−30.8%
| 17
+30.8%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
+81.8%
|
10−12
−81.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+23.3%
|
30−33
−23.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
+81.8%
|
10−12
−81.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 13
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+23.3%
|
30−33
−23.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
+81.8%
|
10−12
−81.8%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+23.3%
|
30−33
−23.3%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
This is how R5 (Bristol Ridge) and GT 330M compete in popular games:
- R5 (Bristol Ridge) is 300% faster in 900p
- GT 330M is 31% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R5 (Bristol Ridge) is 1300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- R5 (Bristol Ridge) is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (3%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 10 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 23 Watt |
R5 (Bristol Ridge) has a 335.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 91.7% lower power consumption.
The Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 330M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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