GeForce GTX 285 X2 vs MX330

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking575not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency43.84no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGP108GT200B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 February 2020 (4 years ago)17 June 2009 (15 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 cores384240
Core clock speed1531 MHz648 MHz
Boost clock speed1594 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,800 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt315 Watt
Texture fill rate38.2651.84
Floating-point processing power1.224 TFLOPS0.7085 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs2480

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data275 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1152 MHz
Memory bandwidth48.06 GB/s147.5 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 outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI
HDMI-+

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.

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA6.11.3

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 February 2020 17 June 2009
Chip lithography 14 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 315 Watt

GeForce MX330 has an age advantage of 10 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 3050% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce MX330 and GeForce GTX 285 X2. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce MX330 is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 285 X2 is a desktop one.


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