GeForce GTX 295 Single PCB vs GT 330M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1207not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.76no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGT216GT200B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 January 2010 (14 years ago)16 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 cores48240
Core clock speed625 MHz576 MHz
Number of transistors486 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt289 Watt
Texture fill rate10.0046.08
Floating-point processing power0.06528 TFLOPS0.5962 TFLOPS
Gigaflops182no data
ROPs828
TMUs1680

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 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB896 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit448 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz1008 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.28 GB/s112.9 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 DVIVGADisplayPort2x DVI
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)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.14.0
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+1.3

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2010 16 June 2009
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 896 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 289 Watt

GT 330M has an age advantage of 6 months, a 14.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1156.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 330M and GeForce GTX 295 Single PCB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 330M is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 295 Single PCB is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
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