GeForce GT 330M vs HD Graphics P630

Place in performance ranking	760	1220
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake (2015−2017)	GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code name	Kaby-Lake-H-GT2	N11P-GE1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	5 August 2016 (8 years ago)	10 January 2010 (14 years ago)

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	24	48
CUDA cores	no data	48
Core clock speed	no data	575 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	486 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	23 Watt
Texture fill rate	26.40	9.200
Floating-point performance	0.4224 gflops	0.1214 gflops
Gigaflops	no data	182

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	no data	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	MXM-A (3.0)
Width	IGP	no data
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
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	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4	GDDR2, GDDR3, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1740 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 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	No outputs	HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGADisplayPort
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

Power management	no data	8.0
Quick Sync	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	2.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.103	N/A
CUDA	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

HD Graphics P630 3.11
+455%

GT 330M 0.56

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

HD Graphics P630 1198
+455%

GT 330M 216

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 HD

95−100
+428%

−428%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
+100%

3−4

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Hitman 3	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +109%	10−12 −109%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +30%	30−33 −30%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Hitman 3	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +109%	10−12 −109%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +30%	30−33 −30%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Hitman 3	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +109%	10−12 −109%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +30%	30−33 −30%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+700%

1−2

−700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+100%

3−4

−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

This is how HD Graphics P630 and GT 330M compete in popular games:

HD Graphics P630 is 428% faster in 1080p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics P630 is 1800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, HD Graphics P630 surpassed GT 330M in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.11	0.56
Recency	5 August 2016	10 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount	1740 MB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	23 Watt

HD Graphics P630 has a 455.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 69.9% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 53.3% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics P630 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 330M in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics P630 is a desktop card while GeForce GT 330M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.