GeForce MX330 vs Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 with GeForce MX330, including specs and performance data.
MX330 outperforms HD 6450 GDDR5 by a whopping 553% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1122 | 584 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.46 | 43.34 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Caicos | GP108 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 April 2011 (13 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 cores | 160 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 1531 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1594 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 38.26 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.224 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 24 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 48.06 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 Connectors | no data | No 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.
| DirectX | 11 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
| 900p | 7
−543%
| 45−50
+543%
|
| Full HD | 15
−53.3%
| 23
+53.3%
|
| 1200p | 5
−500%
| 30−35
+500%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−700%
| 24
+700%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−225%
|
12−14
+225%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−25%
|
5
+25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−225%
|
24−27
+225%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−333%
|
26
+333%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−389%
|
44
+389%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−1133%
|
35−40
+1133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−225%
|
24−27
+225%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−342%
|
53
+342%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−200%
|
18−20
+200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−233%
|
20−22
+233%
|
| World of Tanks | 29
−241%
|
95−100
+241%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−222%
|
27−30
+222%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−225%
|
24−27
+225%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−333%
|
50−55
+333%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−640%
|
35−40
+640%
|
| World of Tanks | 5−6
−820%
|
45−50
+820%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−160%
|
12−14
+160%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−125%
|
9−10
+125%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−13.3%
|
16−18
+13.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−13.3%
|
16−18
+13.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−800%
|
18−20
+800%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−13.3%
|
16−18
+13.3%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−60%
|
24
+60%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| Valorant | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Valorant | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 64
+0%
|
64
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Fortnite | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
This is how HD 6450 GDDR5 and GeForce MX330 compete in popular games:
- GeForce MX330 is 543% faster in 900p
- GeForce MX330 is 53% faster in 1080p
- GeForce MX330 is 500% faster in 1200p
- GeForce MX330 is 700% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6450 GDDR5 is 33% faster.
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX330 is 1133% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 6450 GDDR5 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
- GeForce MX330 is ahead in 31 test (51%)
- there's a draw in 28 tests (46%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.92 | 6.01 |
| Recency | 18 April 2011 | 10 February 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 10 Watt |
GeForce MX330 has a 553.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 170% lower power consumption.
The GeForce MX330 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 is a desktop card while GeForce MX330 is a notebook 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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