AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M

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Combined performance score

GT 330M
0.55

Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) outperforms GeForce GT 330M by 255% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking1172855
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.24
ArchitectureGT2xx (2009−2012)GCN 1.2 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameN11P-GE1Bristol Ridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 January 2010 (14 years old)1 June 2016 (7 years old)
Current price$448 $80
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 330M and R7 (Bristol Ridge) 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 cores48512
CUDA cores48no data
Core clock speed575 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data900 MHz
Number of transistors486 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt12-45 Watt
Texture fill rate9.200no data
Floating-point performance121.44 gflopsno data
Gigaflops182no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 330M and Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR2, GDDR3, DDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHzno data
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGADisplayPortno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Technologies

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

Power management8.0no data

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA+no data

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.

GT 330M 0.55
R7 (Bristol Ridge) 1.95
+255%

Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) outperforms GeForce GT 330M by 255% 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%

GT 330M 213
R7 (Bristol Ridge) 754
+254%

Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) outperforms GeForce GT 330M by 254% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GT 330M 2658
R7 (Bristol Ridge) 5568
+110%

Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) outperforms GeForce GT 330M by 110% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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:

900p10
−250%
35−40
+250%
Full HD17
+13.3%
15
−13.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Hitman 3 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how GT 330M and R7 (Bristol Ridge) compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • R7 (Bristol Ridge) is 250% faster than GT 330M

1080p resolution:

  • GT 330M is 13.3% faster than R7 (Bristol Ridge)

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 (Bristol Ridge) is 200% faster than the GT 330M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 (Bristol Ridge) is ahead in 21 test (84%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (16%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.55 1.95
Recency 10 January 2010 1 June 2016
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 12 Watt

The Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 330M in performance tests.


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