Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs GeForce MX330

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX330 and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce MX330
2020
2 GB GDDR5, 10 Watt
6.29
+39.5%

MX330 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking577660
Place by popularitynot in top-10038
Power efficiency43.1220.61
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGP108Vega Raven Ridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 February 2020 (4 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 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 cores384512
Core clock speed1531 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1594 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate38.2657.60
Floating-point processing power1.224 TFLOPS1.843 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs2432

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 x16IGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1502 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth48.06 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo 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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA6.1-

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.

GeForce MX330 6.29
+39.5%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.51

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.

GeForce MX330 2424
+39.6%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GeForce MX330 4834
+35.9%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3557

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GeForce MX330 3762
+58%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce MX330 20729
+31.4%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 15770

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce MX330 243721
+115%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 113247

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GeForce MX330 1160
+67.4%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 693

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 HD22
+22.2%
18
−22.2%
4K24
+200%
8
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+11.1%
9
−11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
+26.7%
15
−26.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9
−11.1%
10
+11.1%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 11
+10%
10
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+11.1%
9
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 21
+16.7%
18
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 27
+50%
18
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−41.5%
58
+41.5%
Hitman 3 16
+77.8%
9
−77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 118
+293%
30−33
−293%
Metro Exodus 27
+22.7%
22
−22.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 26
+62.5%
16
−62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+15.8%
19
−15.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80
+23.1%
65
−23.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 22
−36.4%
30
+36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+0%
10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 18
+80%
10
−80%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
+46.2%
13
−46.2%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−26.8%
52
+26.8%
Hitman 3 15
+50%
10−11
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 106
+253%
30−33
−253%
Metro Exodus 21
+23.5%
17
−23.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+100%
10
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+37.5%
16
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−55%
31
+55%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75
+36.4%
55
−36.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−14.3%
8
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
−75%
7
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5
−100%
Far Cry 5 12
+71.4%
7
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−43.8%
23
+43.8%
Hitman 3 13
+30%
10−11
−30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
+6.7%
15
−6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+57.1%
14
−57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+50%
8
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+13.3%
45−50
−13.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9
−11.1%
10
+11.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+42.9%
27−30
−42.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

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

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−50%
9
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

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

This is how GeForce MX330 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX330 is 22% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX330 is 200% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX330 is 500% faster.
  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 75% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX330 is ahead in 54 tests (81%)
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 10 tests (15%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.29 4.51
Recency 10 February 2020 26 October 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 15 Watt

GeForce MX330 has a 39.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 50% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX330 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce MX330
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