GeForce MX330 vs GTX 285M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 285M SLI and GeForce MX330, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 285M SLI
2009
2 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
4.14

MX330 outperforms GTX 285M SLI by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking688577
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.8943.10
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameN10E-GTXGP108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years ago)10 February 2020 (4 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 cores256384
Core clock speed576 MHz1531 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1594 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rateno data38.26
Floating-point processing powerno data1.224 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1020 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data48.06 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1012 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA+6.1

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:

Full HD60
+173%
22
−173%
4K14−16
−71.4%
24
+71.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−58.3%
19
+58.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−200%
9
+200%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−22.2%
11
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−133%
21
+133%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−125%
27
+125%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−64%
40−45
+64%
Hitman 3 10−11
−60%
16
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−321%
118
+321%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−200%
27
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−136%
26
+136%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−37.5%
21−24
+37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−86%
80
+86%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−83.3%
22
+83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−167%
8
+167%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−11.1%
10
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−100%
18
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−58.3%
19
+58.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−64%
40−45
+64%
Hitman 3 10−11
−50%
15
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−279%
106
+279%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−133%
21
+133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−81.8%
20
+81.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−37.5%
21−24
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−25%
20−22
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−74.4%
75
+74.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+71.4%
7
−71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+125%
4
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−33.3%
12
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+56.3%
16
−56.3%
Hitman 3 10−11
−30%
13
+30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+75%
16
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−37.5%
21−24
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+33.3%
12
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−18.6%
50−55
+18.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+22.2%
9
−22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−233%
20−22
+233%
Hitman 3 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Metro Exodus 0−1 6−7
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−53.8%
40−45
+53.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 0−1 2−3
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−1600%
16−18
+1600%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how GTX 285M SLI and GeForce MX330 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 285M SLI is 173% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX330 is 71% faster in 4K

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 285M SLI is 125% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX330 is 1600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 285M SLI is ahead in 6 tests (9%)
  • GeForce MX330 is ahead in 59 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.14 6.29
Recency 2 March 2009 10 February 2020
Chip lithography 55 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 10 Watt

GeForce MX330 has a 51.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 1400% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX330 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285M SLI in performance tests.


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