Arc A380 vs GeForce GT 330M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 330M with Arc A380, including specs and performance data.

GT 330M
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.56

Arc A380 outperforms GT 330M by a whopping 2773% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1207328
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.63
Power efficiency1.6914.86
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGT216DG2-128
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 January 2010 (14 years ago)14 June 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores481024
Core clock speed625 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2050 MHz
Number of transistors486 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate10.00131.2
Floating-point processing power0.06528 TFLOPS4.198 TFLOPS
Gigaflops182no data
ROPs832
TMUs1664
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data8

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data222 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin
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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz1937 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.28 GB/s186.0 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 ConnectorsHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGADisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
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. 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 0.56
Arc A380 16.09
+2773%

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.

GT 330M 216
Arc A380 6208
+2774%

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.

GT 330M 2658
Arc A380 53979
+1931%

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
−2700%
280−290
+2700%
Full HD17
−188%
49
+188%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.04

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2733%
85−90
+2733%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1425%
61
+1425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1933%
60−65
+1933%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2733%
85−90
+2733%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−7500%
75−80
+7500%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1140%
60−65
+1140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1100%
130−140
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1617%
100−110
+1617%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−277%
110−120
+277%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1700%
72
+1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1933%
60−65
+1933%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2733%
85−90
+2733%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−7500%
75−80
+7500%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1140%
60−65
+1140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1100%
130−140
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1233%
80
+1233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−530%
60−65
+530%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−277%
110−120
+277%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−625%
29
+625%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1933%
60−65
+1933%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2733%
85−90
+2733%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1140%
60−65
+1140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−373%
52
+373%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−917%
61
+917%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−240%
34
+240%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+20%
25
−20%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−4400%
45−50
+4400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 30−35
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3300%
30−35
+3300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−500%
35−40
+500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−1967%
60−65
+1967%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−15900%
160−170
+15900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 16−18

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1200%
24−27
+1200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50
+0%
50
+0%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
+0%
37
+0%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 31
+0%
31
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 57
+0%
57
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how GT 330M and Arc A380 compete in popular games:

  • Arc A380 is 2700% faster in 900p
  • Arc A380 is 188% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 330M is 20% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A380 is 15900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 330M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Arc A380 is ahead in 29 tests (45%)
  • there's a draw in 34 tests (53%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 16.09
Recency 10 January 2010 14 June 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 75 Watt

GT 330M has 226.1% lower power consumption.

Arc A380, on the other hand, has a 2773.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A380 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 330M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 330M is a notebook card while Arc A380 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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