Radeon 890M vs GeForce GT 330M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 330M and Radeon 890M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 330M
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.56

890M outperforms GT 330M by a whopping 3743% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1212253
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.70100.00
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameGT216Strix Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 January 2010 (14 years ago)15 July 2024 (less than a year 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 cores481024
Core clock speed625 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2900 MHz
Number of transistors486 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate10.00185.6
Floating-point processing power0.06528 TFLOPS5.939 TFLOPS
Gigaflops182no data
ROPs832
TMUs1664
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedUp to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth25.28 GB/sno data
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 DVIVGADisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
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 Model4.16.8
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.12.1
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
Radeon 890M 21.52
+3743%

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
Radeon 890M 8303
+3744%

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
Radeon 890M 46360
+1644%

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
−3400%
350−400
+3400%
Full HD17
−176%
47
+176%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3567%
110−120
+3567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−3650%
150−160
+3650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3567%
110−120
+3567%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+7.1%
27−30
−7.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3567%
110−120
+3567%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+7.1%
27−30
−7.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3567%
110−120
+3567%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−3733%
1150−1200
+3733%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%

1440p
Epic Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how GT 330M and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 890M is 3400% faster in 900p
  • Radeon 890M is 176% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 330M is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 330M is ahead in 20 tests (87%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 21.52
Recency 10 January 2010 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 890M has a 3742.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 53.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 330M in performance tests.


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