GeForce GT 330M vs Radeon R9 M385
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M385 and GeForce GT 330M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R9 M385 outperforms GT 330M by a whopping 853% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 624 | 1224 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.68 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Strato | GT216 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 10 January 2010 (15 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 | 896 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 625 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 486 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 56.00 | 10.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.792 TFLOPS | 0.06528 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 182 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 56 | 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 | PCIe 3.0 | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 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 outputs | HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGADisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| 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.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| Mantle | + | - |
| CUDA | - | + |
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.
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:
| 900p | 95−100
+850%
| 10
−850%
|
| Full HD | 170−180
+844%
| 18
−844%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Fortnite | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+475%
|
4−5
−475%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+121%
|
27−30
−121%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 85−90
+406%
|
16−18
−406%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+291%
|
10−12
−291%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Fortnite | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+475%
|
4−5
−475%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+121%
|
27−30
−121%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+291%
|
10−12
−291%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+475%
|
4−5
−475%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+121%
|
27−30
−121%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
+3700%
|
1−2
−3700%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+1033%
|
3−4
−1033%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+1020%
|
5−6
−1020%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+13.3%
|
14−16
−13.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
This is how R9 M385 and GT 330M compete in popular games:
- R9 M385 is 850% faster in 900p
- R9 M385 is 844% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M385 is 3700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, R9 M385 surpassed GT 330M in all 35 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.24 | 0.55 |
| Recency | 5 May 2015 | 10 January 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
R9 M385 has a 852.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon R9 M385 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 330M in performance tests.
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