Radeon R9 290X2 vs GeForce GT 330M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1220 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GT2xx (2009−2012) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | N11P-GE1 | Hawaii |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 24 June 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,399 |
Detailed specifications
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 cores | 48 | 2816 |
| CUDA cores | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 575 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 6,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 580 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.200 | 176.0 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.1214 gflops | 5.632 gflops |
| Gigaflops | 182 | no data |
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 | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 4x 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 type | GDDR2, GDDR3, DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz | 5400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 345.6 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 | HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGADisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 January 2010 | 24 June 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 580 Watt |
GT 330M has 2421.7% lower power consumption.
R9 290X2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 330M and Radeon R9 290X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 330M is a notebook card while Radeon R9 290X2 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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